This is an analysis of the poem Pumpin' With A Thumpin' that begins with:

You can take a look.
And take that look away....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcD abaeX EEXe EE EEXE EEXE ffXecD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,2,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 111101 1111101 111 1011 111011 111111 1011101 101101 10101 110100111 11100101100 10100010 10101001 110100111 11100101100 11 11 100010 1110101 11 11 100010 1110101 11 101 1110111 11011 111111 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of Pumpin' With A Thumpin';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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