This is an analysis of the poem As Expectations Come To Go that begins with:

As expectations come to go,
Few can bet on what had been selected......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABB cdce ccdeXABBcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 1111110010 0101111101 111111 1111 111110 100111101 111111100011 10011011010 1011001 001101011 11010101 1111110010 0101111101 1101011110 1101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; who is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of As Expectations Come To Go;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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