This is an analysis of the poem 'Nuts' Are All Over The Place! that begins with:

I'm not going to tolerate anyone's nonsense!
#1...Because I don't have to! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBcDC XXeae fXfgXfhXXXecghXaXABBcDC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,23,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110010110110 101110 101110 1 1111101011 111110011001 111101010101 11111011 1 111011000101 11 11011111 10110 1110010010111 11010 1111 11110010101 100101 1101110 111 1001001100100 111011101101 101010010 01010001010 1 01 1111001 0110010110110 101110 101110 1 1111101011 111110011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

    The author used the same word some at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines to is repeated).

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  • summary of 'Nuts' Are All Over The Place!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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