This is an analysis of the poem Asked To Be 'Disrespected' that begins with:

Have you ever been ASKED,
To be 'disrespected'? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXb Xcaddd XaXdabXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 001000 110010101 100110010 011 11100110010 10110 100110101 01100100 101001001001001 01010 111001010 0110110 11001011100 10100101000100 0100101011100010010 10101000101010 111001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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