This is an analysis of the poem Just Leave The Teabag In The Cup that begins with:

Listen up.
Let's not beat around the bush here....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd XdXceXfX fX b XeXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,2,1,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 11101011 11011001 10010001010 100 101110001010 11011101011010 011 1001011001111 1110110 1101101010 11101001010 111101000101 01011101010 1111101110010101 1 111100 11010101 11010001 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of Just Leave The Teabag In The Cup;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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