This is an analysis of the poem Tootin' Or A Hootin' that begins with:

You gotta be 'real'
To know God in your heart! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABCBXABB DEFEEGGECGF a XABgBXABB aeXgXgeg a XABCbXABB XehfchHedafa Hege XABCBXABb Xb DEFEEGGECGF XABXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,11,1,9,8,1,9,12,4,9,2,11,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 011011 111111 1010101 1111 11001 011011 111111 111011111 1101101 010010110 10110111 11 1101 010111 1000101 11001 001101 110101 1101 1 11001 011011 111111 101010 1111 11001 011011 111111 111011111 010010111001 1010101 1100101 110101 1110110010001 11101011100111 111111 1110110101 1 11001 011011 111111 1010101 1111 11001 011011 111111 111011111 11011 011011 010111 010 1011 11101 1111 011011 010011 110001010101 01001 110101 1111 001001011 1111010101 1010101 11001 011011 111111 1010101 1111 11011111 011011 111111 1110101111 11010111 111101 1101101 010010110 10110111 11 1101 010111 1000101 11001 001101 110101 1101 11001 011011 111111 101111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 91
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; you is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, they are repeated.

    The author used the same word these at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Tootin' Or A Hootin';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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