This is an analysis of the poem Asking Too Much that begins with:
You can't expect it! Goodness me!
T'would be a dreadful policy!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXa bbXX ccdX eeaa ddff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010101 10010100 110101001 11011111 11110101 11001101 11011111 110101001 01000111 01011111 11010101 11110101 11011111 11110101 11010101 11010111 11010101 11010100 01110111 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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- summary of Asking Too Much;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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