This is an analysis of the poem Stuck In The Middle Of that begins with:

Stuck in the middle of,
Something this is not my stuff....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABABBBBC deXBX debX ABABABBbBCX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100 1000111 100100 1000111 100100 1000111 1101 0101 1101 011 1101 1111 01 0101 111011 11101 0101 011 11101 100100 1000111 100100 1000111 100100 1000111 1101 011 1101 011 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Stuck In The Middle Of;
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  • history of its creation;
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