This is an analysis of the poem Expect Some Blushing that begins with:

When one sweats to deliver,
I doubt if basking in adulation...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010 1101001010 0010010 0101010 00101001 1111 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Expect Some Blushing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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