This is an analysis of the poem Can Water Drink Itself? that begins with:

Can water drink itself?
Can a tree taste its own fruit?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX XXbXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1011011 0100011 010101 1010110 11101 10100111 1111 11111 10100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 can is repeated.

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

  • summary of Can Water Drink Itself?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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