This is an analysis of the poem What's With The Balloons? that begins with:

I hear you.
But do I have an intention, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXc Xc XaXdcXX Xcb XX d XacX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,7,3,2,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 11111010 101111010010 110 110101 10 11110010101 101011111110 111011 01011001 110101 110101 111010111100 11001101011 1 1 1110110101 1 0100 10001 110010 10111001 110101 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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 What's With The Balloons?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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