This is an analysis of the poem Bunch of Stuff that begins with:

To all events I squirted you
knowing this not to be this came to pass...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdeXXdfc ggffXga dXXfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,7,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 1001000101 11011010 11011011 011010100 11101010100010 101101101 110101010 101110010 111100111 101001111010 110110 0111 0010111010100010 10110100111000 1111110100 001010101001100 110010111 0111101100010 01011111 10101010 10101001100 011100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 314
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, it are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

  • summary of Bunch of Stuff;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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