This is an analysis of the poem Unwrap Their Brains From The Cellophane that begins with:

Unwrap their brains from the cellophane.
Something has curtailed their use....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDc AeXc fgfgbXbb cghhchce hXbfbfabXXXABCDccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,8,8,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 011100101 1010111 0101001011 110111101 11011101 011100101 010101 01111001 10101001 011110110101 11100 10001 00101010 111101 101010 010111010 010101101 1111001 1010010 001 1010 110 01110110 11010101 10101001001 10101 00101011101 111010100 0100101 11010101 11101 11100101010 100111 1001 01011 011100101 1010111 0101001011 110111101 0101000001 10100100 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of Unwrap Their Brains From The Cellophane;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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