This is an analysis of the poem Expected Acceptance that begins with:

Refinancing dreams, illusions and schemes,
To keep delusions afloat......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD aaedX eedXdfbad ABCD adabadb dfGfff Ggae XgbdXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,9,4,7,6,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101011 0101001 1101100100 010000101 01001101011 01010011010011 01100011 0111000010 10010110 1111 1101010101 010001010011 010010101001 010100111 000100001010 10101 1011101 11001 1110101011 0101001 1101100100 010000101 1011010 10100101 0111010010 0100010001 01010 10101000100 101 10011111 11001 101000 111010 101010 0010101 101000 110101111 000111 10101101 1110101 01101101 110010 0001010100 101000 010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of Expected Acceptance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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