Analysis of Drain the Swamp



By: Curtis Carroll, 12/30/2017

He campaigned where others feared to go
In rural towns where his opponents dared not to show
The media laughed him off, as if he was not in the race
Claiming victory for their candidate, before evening’s grace
He made a promise if elected, to drain the swamp;
To make America Great Again! His name is Trump.

The “Swamp”, he referred to, was in Washington, D.C.
Full of Rats, Snakes, Crocodiles, and those who thought they were Almighty?
This situation was fine, his opposition kept saying
While outside the ‘Beltway’ the people were praying;
That the promise made by one – Mr. Trump
He would be the one to ‘Drain the Swamp’!

“Deplorable!” Was the Opposition’s cry of the day?
It was a price-tag that HRC would have to pay
Her crowds got smaller, while she got tired
Of hearing others say: “You are fired!”
“What Happened?”  Her latest book, which she is out to stump?
The ‘Deplorable’ know! They voted for Mr. Trump.

The Media too, he exposed as ‘Fake’ and ‘biased’
They lost credibility for being such liars
Apologies finally came, but oh! So late
Then the situation was compared to ‘Watergate’.
The ‘Creepy, Crawlies’ was fighting back from the swamp
The ‘Twitter Prez’ was having a hard time draining the swamp.

One thing to be said, he was not P.C.
His language was totally opposite to that of HRC
His approach was direct, he showed no fear
Bragged a lot about his wealth, and his head of hair
He is keeping his promises, he made on the campaign stump
About building a wall, and draining the swamp.

Note: An obituary of 2017 campaign.


Scheme X AABBCD AEFFDC GGHHDD XXIICC EAXXDC X
Poetic Form
Metre 11010 101110111 0101110101111 010011111111001 101001110001101 1101010101101 1101001011111 011011101001 111110011110010 1010111010110 11101010010 1010111101 111011101 0100100101101 11011111111 0111011110 1101011110 1100101111111 0010011101101 0100110111010 110100110110 010010011111 10010101110 01011101101 01011100111001 1111111111 11011001001111 1011011111 101011101111 111011001110011 01100101001 110100101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,592
Words 285
Sentences 22
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 1
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 173
Words per stanza (avg) 40
Font size:
 

Submitted on January 27, 2021

Modified on April 27, 2023

1:25 min read
5

Discuss this Curtis Carroll poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

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

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Drain the Swamp" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/61121/drain-the-swamp>.

    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!

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    11
    days
    9
    hours
    33
    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?

    »
    Who was “admirably schooled in every grace”?
    A Richard Cory
    B J. Alfred Prufrock
    C Miniver Cheevy
    D Odysseus