This is an analysis of the poem Places I'Ve Never Been that begins with:

Shuggy shuggy shuggy shock pop pop.
Shuggy shuggy shuggy shock pop....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AA BCDcdeAAeAABfBgBfBg XXeHeHeHeeAA BCDgdBfBgBfBgHeeHeHeBIBIBIgH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,19,12,28,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010111 10101011 111 010 110001 011101 110111 1 101010111 10101011 1 101010111 10101011 11111 1 11111 010 1111 1 11111 010 1111010 0110111 1 111011101001 1 111011101001 1 111011101001 1 1 101010111 10101011 111 010 110001 111110011 010111 11111 1 11111 010 1111 1 11111 010 111011101001 1 1 111011101001 1 111011101001 1 111 0101100 111 0101100 111 0101100 1 111011101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 325
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; shuggy, pop, shock, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word shuggy is repeated.

    The author used the same word you 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 pop is repeated).

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

  • summary of Places I'Ve Never Been;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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