This is an analysis of the poem Don'T Expect An Apology that begins with:

I have not been a child for so long.
So if my offensive demeanor, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCADcef cXXAefe ghiciiiec eehae BCADJigkgiiicXJek
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,9,5,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001111 101010010 101101 1001010010 11110 101 110101 00111 01111011 011100 1101010 111001111 101010111 111101 01100 1011101 100100111 0111010001 111111010 111101011 001011111 111101 01010011 1101000111 111111101 01010010101 11100101100 00100010 110101 101010010 101101 1001010010 11110 10110100 110111111 111111010 11111101 0010 0001010 10100 111011 1011101 10110100 1110101 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; i, to are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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  • summary of Don'T Expect An Apology;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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