This is an analysis of the poem Don't Expect It that begins with:

Respect?
You mean the r-e-s-p-e-c-t? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdb XbecfX Xghf aahfa iXjXiijhdha fX gaefXff cX bXahh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,4,5,11,2,7,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 1101111111 001001 001010 100100 1 101101 1101 100101 001001010 1010011000 1 010 11101001 11010 001011001 1010 1010101010 11111 0111011 110 01011101 0011 001011 000110010 101100010010 10111010 110111001 110101101000 11110010 0110101 1010 11010101 0111 11010 111 11110100 010101 1111010001 111110111 1111101 0100111011 01 101 10100011 011010 110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

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