This is an analysis of the poem Remember When He Juiced Us Up... that begins with:

The journey would never have been this treacherous,
If we had taken the direct route... ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaabdbX Xdeff baafXebX gdcfbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,8,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110100100 011100011 1101010100 11110100101 11100110 100100101 1110001010 1110 1110001111 01011101100010 11001110110 110100111 111010 10010001010 110011100111 11011011100 0011 01100010010 01110 101001 11111 111010011 1110 110111 000101110 1101110 11010010110 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; he, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Remember When He Juiced Us Up...;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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