This is an analysis of the poem Nothing Is Meant To Stay Fluffed Up that begins with:

Nothing is meant to stay fluffed up,
With a fluffed up stuff that's tough....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdXb eXXcaee Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111 0011111 1111001 11 1101001000 1011010 1011110101 0001000100 11010101101 10100111010 11011011101 1010011101011 11000110 01001011000 0110000010100 11110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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 Nothing Is Meant To Stay Fluffed Up;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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