This is an analysis of the poem Get Rid Of The Rust that begins with:

You ought to get up in the morning,
With it dawning that a new you is due....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC ABb DEBB eBdf ABC DEBBXCEBcFCEBcFCEBcFf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,4,3,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110010 0010101101 110101 110110010 0010101101 101001 111110010 001001 1101 111011 101011001 001001 11011101 010101010 110110010 0010101101 110101 111110010 001001 1101 111011 101 011001 001001 1 10111010101010 101 011001 001001 1 10111010101010 101 011001 001001 1 10111010101010 10100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; you, that, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Get Rid Of The Rust;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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