This is an analysis of the poem Upset? that begins with:

Upset?
You know you still can use the option, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc dXe daX Xcfg XXX bhhedg bXaaXdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,4,3,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 111111010 010111 100001001 01001010 001000100 110101 01001010010 0100 1111000100 0001010010 1101 11 110110101 01100101000100 110110100101001 1010 011011 1000110101 11001011 1 101001001 101011 110 1011110001 011110010111100 1111101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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  • summary of Upset?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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