This is an analysis of the poem These Kids Are Something Else Today that begins with:

Why are you rambling?
'Why is that your concern? '...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X bX aX cde XfbebX Xce XfXX bghhXdd XXdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,2,3,6,3,4,7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100 1011011 000 1111011111 11001100 0110011010 11 1111101001 11111 1 10111 10100 1011 110011 111 010 1101001 0110011 1 1110011 0100111101 10010011 11010 111 11011100 10001 11000010 11110101 101 1111001011 1111101 1101110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 71
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • 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 These Kids Are Something Else Today;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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