This is an analysis of the poem Crank It Up that begins with:

I've got to crank it up,
Just another notch....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCADEFF GAHIGGJ GAHIGGJ AHAHAKL AHAHAKL ABCADEFF GAHIGGJXGABBA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,7,7,7,8,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 10101 01110001 1101 1011011101 110010 0010001 011010001001 110 101 10101011111 011010011 111 111 010111 110 101 10101011111 011010011 111 111 010111 101 011111110 101 011111010 101 110101010 1010101011001 101 011111110 101 011111010 101 110101010 1010101011001 110101 10101 01110001 1101 1011011101 110010 0010001 011010001001 110 101 10101011111 011010011 111 111 010111 110 101 10101 10101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same words i've, crank 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 notch is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words prove, refuse at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Crank It Up;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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