This is an analysis of the poem The Stirrup Cup that begins with:

Come, drink a stirrup cup with me,
Before we close our rouse....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXcc ddXddee aXdXaff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 011111 111010111 010001 10001100 11010101 110001 11010111 1110101 11110111 111101 11011101 11011101 1110101 11011101 110111 111110111 1101010 11010101 11010101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The author used the same word come at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Stirrup Cup;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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