This is an analysis of the poem Just Not Equipped that begins with:

The only case they have,
Should be a 'suitcase'....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbc bXXdXddd dcdded deXffa XcXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,6,6,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111 100100 1110010 101010 1011101000100 001010101 11110010 11011 01010010101 101010101010 10101 1001101011 00110100101011 110010110010100010 011110101100 1001011 01010011 1110111100 0111001001 1111010110010 111011001 1110100100 1110101101 110001 1111011010 11111011010 1010 0101010 110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Just Not Equipped;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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