This is an analysis of the poem Rap It that begins with:

Do you wanna rap?
'No, I don't wanna rap! '...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXAXAXAX BCBD Beec AXAXAXAX BCBD AXAXAaf fGHX FFFF XbbX FFFF FGHX BCBD FaGahX bXaXabXXBCBD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,8,4,7,4,4,4,4,4,4,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1111011 11101 1111011 11101 1111011 11101 1111011 111 1110111 11 111001010 111 11111101 10101 1111 11101 1111011 11101 1111011 11101 1111011 11101 1111011 111 1110111 11 111001010 11101 1111011 11101 1111011 11101 111101 11011 0110010111 011001011 111101111 00110110100 10 10 10 10 1110001101 011001011011 01100111 1111011111 10 10 10 10 1110010111 011001011 111101111 00110110100 111 1110111 11 111001010 1110010111 1 011001011 1 111101111 00110110100 11 111000110 1 11100101 1 11100111 1111011111 111 1110111 11 111001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 76
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; wanna, rap, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words do, i'm, rap are repeated.

    The author used the same word tell 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 rap, it are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Rap It;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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