This is an analysis of the poem Whatever Humpty Use To Be that begins with:

A bail out administered...
To end what? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXcX deX fgefg dbXbaea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110100 011 10100101010 11110101 010110010 10011101 100100000100100 1100100 1011101 001101 100101011101 10101 011110010 10100111 10011 11010001001 11011000 111010100 100101 101010101 101000101101 110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Whatever Humpty Use To Be;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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