This is an analysis of the poem Oops There It Is that begins with:

What 'is' WRONG with these people?
'Too much fatback....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXbbX XXc X XcX dbcdX c XBEaBEaBX a XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,3,1,3,5,1,9,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110 1110 100001 01010101 01011010 110101010100 010100101100 11 111 1111101 10100100 11010001 11111 11 1101101000 11110110 1111 1001 1100011 11 1 100 111 1 100 111 1 100 001010 0100 1 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 63
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of Oops There It Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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