This is an analysis of the poem Revolt In The Ranks that begins with:

I have just spent one-hour-and-a-half
handicapping tomorrow's...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdXXdedXXXXXXXXXbacXbdXXebX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110101 1010011 1 11110011010 111101 11011100 100 11110001 1 101001011011 011111101 11010 11111111 1101110 1011000 10111010 100 101 100 010101111 11 10101111 10101 101111010 1 1000111 10000 11 1010 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 763
  • Average number of words per stanza: 124
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they'll, he, yeah are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase yeah connects the lines.

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