This is an analysis of the poem Who Kicked You Out? that begins with:

For what reason...
Would I 'now' need you? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcddX eccb fb Xgah cg fbf bgd AbXceXbehc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,2,4,2,3,3,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 11111 111001 010010101001 11111 111010011 010011101 11110011 1101111111 01011010001 10101 111011111 0110010 1010111 10110111 1111 111011 111111 1101110101 1111 1011111 11011101 1110101 110111011101 1110 11111 111001 01011 1111011 0111 1101011 110011 111111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, and are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word you at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Who Kicked You Out?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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