This is an analysis of the poem Juicy Lips Lie that begins with:

You don't know.
If you've never had it happen....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCd aBCada ECEXeafe cgXdEXfCf fEXfCffEb ff EFG EFG ECEHIGXECEHIGeeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,8,9,9,2,3,3,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 01101010 101010 0101 1111 01101010 101010 01 01 1111 1010101 11010 1010101 11100 11010101 10111 110101 11101111 1 101 1101 11 001010110 1010101 1010101 11010011 1010101 101110101 001010110 101010 1010101001 11010011 10101 1111001 1010101 111101001 1 011111001 1010101 11111001 0101 1010101 11111001 0101 1010101 11010 1010101 1101 111110 01101 1010101 11010 1010101 1101 111110 01101 111 1101 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Juicy Lips Lie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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