This is an analysis of the poem So Bust A Move And Split! that begins with:

Wait a minute.
Hold up! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd eacfegee edcfc XddaeX cXaXhi hXXahea XgcbeiXeXaceaae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,5,6,6,7,15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 11 1110100 00100101 11000 110010101 0111010 11010110 01111 10101111 101010 111101010 11101111 11101001 10110 001101 1111010100 111110010 01010101 1011111 0100001000 100111 01010111 11101010100 010101110 11110010 111 1010111 01101011 11111111000 00010 111 1111 1111 11000001110 110111 01111010111 1101001 11100 10010010100110 11011010010 010011 1101010 00101010110 11101 1111101 1101010 101001 0110101101 1110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; to, and, you are repeated.

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

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  • summary of So Bust A Move And Split!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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