This is an analysis of the poem Just Show Up And Be Impressive that begins with:

There are many who can not believe,
Their point of view and plastic protected lives......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbb baXed XbXX fghgi X e figdbXX dXb XjcihX gdafXeaXjcfghdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,4,5,1,1,7,3,6,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111011101 11011100101 0101011110010 1110010111 101110010001 11101010010 1111101010101 1110101010 00010011010101 01101010101 11101101010110 1 011101 01111000011 1111010110 011011001001011 110100100010010 1101010101010 0110011110001 1011 1111001 111010101 1 011001111 111111001 11010011 11001011010 1101101 1111110111 11100110100 1101 0101110 10010010101110 11 110110 1111011 11101010 101001 01011011001 01101010111100100 111110111 1101001001001 1110110111011 0111 11110010 11 011001001 11101111001 01110111001111 1101100 0101101101 110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, you, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Just Show Up And Be Impressive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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