This is an analysis of the poem Gone Ballistic that begins with:
I want to do the cussin'
The fussin' ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXabX cXddcX aeXecXfaXfecb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,13,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101010 010 1010 11000101 111110 1100111 10111 110111 10111010111 0100010010 10101111 00100111 011001101 101011101 1110 1011111 11111001 1011111110 1111111 0101001011 0110110111010 1011010001 10101011 111111001 11001101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
- Average number of words per stanza: 52
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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; to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Gone Ballistic;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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