This is an analysis of the poem Come And Get This Thing that begins with:

Come and get this thing.
You can't leave it here just hanging....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAABACAA DAEAF GAhAH DAEAF AAABACAAXGAhAH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,5,5,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 11101110 11101 1001011 11101 1101111 11101 00111 1011111 11101 1011111 11101 010111 10111010 11101 11001010 11101 10001 1011111 11101 1011111 11101 010111 11101 11101110 11101 1001011 11101 1101111 11101 00111 10111010 11101 11101010 11101 10001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; get, and, this, thing are repeated.

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  • summary of Come And Get This Thing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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