This is an analysis of the poem Crusty Butts that begins with:

Get up you crusty butts!
Those who enjoy aging, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXbXb cbXXcXdccad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 110110 111001011 111111010101 0001010110 11101 111111 101101 1101000110101 111 1110111 1111 1010101 10101 011111111 10110111 1111010000101 11111 111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 309
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; up, you are repeated.

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  • summary of Crusty Butts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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