This is an analysis of the poem Ruffled Up that begins with:

I'm gonna beat this stuff.
This stuff that's got me ruffled up! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB Aa AB ccXd AB AeAe AB AeAeAB CAFAEda CAFAEda AeAeAeBXAeAeAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,4,2,4,2,6,7,7,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 01111101 010101 010101 010101 01111101 01010 11110 011010 10111 010101 01111101 010101 1 010101 1 010101 01111101 010101 1 010101 1 010101 111101 110 001 110 1001 1111101 0 01 110 001 110 1001 1111101 0 01 010101 1 010101 1 010101 1 111101 010101 1 010101 1 010101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i'm, this, stuff are repeated.

    The author used the same words i'm, i've at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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