This is an analysis of the poem Your Poppa's Pooped that begins with:

Beginning to feel the strain,
From the same campaigns....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCB DE FF DE BA DE BFF ABCB DE BA BFF FF DE FF BFFeDE X FF X DE X FF X DEX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,2,2,2,2,3,4,2,2,3,2,2,2,6,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100101 00101 1111010 001011 10111 1101 10101101011 1101010111101 10111 1101 100011111 101010110011 10111 1101 100001101101 11001 11111 0100101 00101 1111010 001011 10111 1101 100011111 101010110011 100001101101 11001 11111 10101101011 1101010111101 10111 1101 10101101011 1101010111101 100001101101 11001 11111 1 10111 1101 1101 10101101011 1101010111101 1101 10111 1101 1101 10101101011 1101010111101 1101 10111 1101 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 23
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 68
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Your Poppa's Pooped;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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