This is an analysis of the poem I Can'T Yodel On A Horse that begins with:

Keep this in mind...
I wear my sox, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcXcacbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 1111 1111 11 11111 1011 110011 1110101 1111001 1011000101 1111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of I Can'T Yodel On A Horse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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