This is an analysis of the poem Willis that begins with:

Get away from that dumpster.
How many times do I have to tell you? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXd X efgha ccXihX Xi eXdibX XgX XgXcfceXXace
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,5,6,2,6,3,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110 1101111011 1110110101011 11101010110 11111 011110110 1011 1010 1101110111 1110011 01010 1111111101010 11 1110101 10010 0110101 11111111 1010010100 11100111 11100110101 111101000 1 01110110110 111111 11111 111001110101 1000 11101 1110010111100 1 1101 1101 11 1101011 00011 1111 11011011111 110 1001 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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  • summary of Willis;
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