This is an analysis of the poem The Ones With The Bigger Balls that begins with:

No disrespect intended.
However, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdXe bcdddefXf fdabdccXceccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 110 111000010011 1010001 10011110000 010010000 00110100101 00101 1010101 100101 11110010 1101111 1100101 111010111 11000110011 0001000110 01 11001001 10110 101 010100011010101 001001000101101 00101 111001 0100100 1010101000010100 101101 1011110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Ones With The Bigger Balls;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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