This is an analysis of the poem A Respect That Is Served that begins with:

Overnight when one has decided,
A decision procrastinated......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaabcbcda eXcbeXbdff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111010 001001010 01010101 1101110100010 0110110100 100100110100 0101001001 010010010101 00101111010001 10001000110010 111011101010 111010010 011010010 000110101010001 000100001001 111110001010 110001 1101000110 1111010010 1101110101001 111000100110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 440
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of A Respect That Is Served;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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