This is an analysis of the poem Butt Out! that begins with:

I can be submissive when I wish.
I know this! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabac ddeed eeffgegccXea chc fbffbXfdc iX Xfcjhhaffaf ecfdkkXfdfiL X cjch gigLgecXcmcc XckkcdXX fhfah dcc glaa acC DFalc CDF fcdc imiffnncla ibbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,12,3,9,2,11,12,1,4,12,8,5,3,4,3,5,3,4,10,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010111 110 101110 1 11001 1101001 1101101 0111 11011101 10011 111100 1100100 101010111 1110011 1111011 110001 101 0010101 10100101 001100 00100101010 11110000 10101 11100 1010111 1110101 11001100100 01110001 0111 00101010 110101 001000101 001011 1001 1111101101010 010 11010011100 110011011 110100 01001 1011 000011 01010 000101 01111 100101 0110101 111000100 1101 10111010 111 0010101 011101 00100 110010 11011100101 11010 111100100 11 1111101 11111001 11111111 111001 1010 11101 110110 1101001 11 1110011 101001 001 0111011 01111 11101 11010 1010011101 11111 1001011 01111101 11111 11100010 1111101 111 1 110111001010 0010101 10111010110 11 111111 1 011100 1111 1010111001 100100001 1110111 01010101 1110110 1111111 10 101111 1111000 111011100 0001011 1111 10 101111 1111000 1111000 1001 1111 1111 1010 11 10010 1011111 01111001 1101 001101 1111111 10010011 11 10 1110 110101110 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 21
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 125
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, 'boo', and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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

  • summary of Butt Out!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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