This is an analysis of the poem Zip It that begins with:

You can not tell people
Who have been trapped and raise on crap....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbc cXdccXX adefXX dcggc afXeXa bX ceddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,6,5,6,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 11011111 111101001110 1111 0101011 10011011001101 0111111 111001101 1100101110101 1111011110 01010 101011011 1100101010011 101010111 11101001 111001 01101 110011 0011 01011000101 110100011001 011101001 0101111 1111011 1010111010001 1110011001 101110111 111110101 101011 11011101111 01100101001 10 1010001 1010010 10101010010 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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

  • summary of Zip It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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