This is an analysis of the poem Shuddup And Push that begins with:

Behind the cart they'd rather be.
With a pushing it as they have been told....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabc daaXadX X bd X XdcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,1,2,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110100 0010011101 1010000010001 110100 111010101 111111010010 100111101 10100101 11111101 01110010 1101101 100101 111010101 0100 11010100101 100011 1011 1111110 1011000110 01110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

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

  • summary of Shuddup And Push;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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