This is an analysis of the poem Switch Up And Ditch 'Em that begins with:

I've switched rails.
On a new track....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXcadXb ccXeXd ABaadeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1011 110111 1011 01111101 100101 010001 11001101 001111 1010001 101111 01001 00101 10111010 111 1011 1011101010 11001010 1110011001 100101110 1011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Switch Up And Ditch 'Em;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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