This is an analysis of the poem Pen Busy that begins with:

Snap, pop, hip hop.
Nonstop! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaX XX XX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11 11101 10111 11001 1100100 11 111000010 01 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 50
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Pen Busy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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