This is an analysis of the poem Re-Bootment that begins with:

Once they have been used up,
And screwed over......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdebbfe cghidf ccjXfchcfek flmhgbcfngachieof gl pMdMnfe qXXgghee oqkhjpMrdM bhABigXe crffedXhfgbm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,11,17,2,7,8,10,8,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 1110 110101010 11 1010111 010101010 1010 1101101 111011 1011001 1111010 10110 111 1010001 010100001 110011 101000010111 010100 10101111001111 10101 111110110 010110 10001011010 001001 10001 1010011 11101001 011 10011001011 1100101010 100100 11010010 110110 110010101101 111101 001010 11010010101 11111001101 100110010110 111 1110111010000101 111111111 10010 111111100 1 0 1101101001 01010101 111110 1010001 101111010 01000101 110100010 00011000 1111 011100101000 11110100 010 10001 01001011010 11101 111001010 11100111 10110101 110101101 0 1101101001 010111 0101 111110 110 111100101010 111011 1110 1011 1000100110010 111001011 1110010 10 101101 01 01111111 1011001010 1011100101 101 1101 101111 1010010110010100 01011010010 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 90
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

    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; and, my, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, that's are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Re-Bootment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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