This is an analysis of the poem There Is Something Really Wrong About That that begins with:

There's something really wrong about that!
Those facts you ration....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABABBA ABABABBA cA aA XA cA ABABABBA cAcAcAcc ABABABBA ADDD ADDD ADABADABADXXCACACACA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,2,2,2,2,8,8,8,4,4,20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101011 11110 1010101011 11101010 10101011 11110 10001010 1001011 1010101011 11110 110101011 11101010 10101011 11110 10001010 1001011 11001010 1001011 11010111 1001011 110001010 1001011 111101010 1001011 1010101011 11110 110101011 11101010 10101011 11110 10001010 1001011 110101010 1001011 010101010 1001011 100111010 1001011 111110010 01111 1110101011 11110 1010101011 11101010 10101011 11110 10001010 1001011 10101010 1101 10101010 10101 10101010 1101 10101010 10101 1110101011 10101 1110101011 101010 1110101011 10101 1110101011 101010 1110101011 10101 111111 011001010 1001011 011001010 1001011 011001010 1001011 011001010 1001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 75
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of There Is Something Really Wrong About That;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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