Analysis of On drinks



A prince among the peasants
Horlicks is a royal
I love the taste it enshrines
Horlicks is the royal princess
Rest of the drinks are peasants and beasts
How I love your creed!


Scheme ABACDE
Poetic Form
Metre 0101010 11010 110111 1101010 110111001 11111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 174
Words 33
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 141
Words per stanza (avg) 33
Font size:
 

Submitted on December 03, 2023

9 sec read
2

Discuss this Seema Ali poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "On drinks" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/174813/on-drinks>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Seema Ali

    »

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    12
    days
    4
    hours
    24
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Lewis Carroll wrote: "You are old father William, the young man said..."
    A "and you seem to have lost your sight"
    B "and you're going to die tonight"
    C "and your hair has become very white"
    D "and your eyes have become less bright"