This is an analysis of the poem Expected They Are To Babysit that begins with:

Growing up is hard to do.
Especially in environments, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXbXcbca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 010000100 0111001101 010101 01111101 00101011010 10111110 00010100001 1010110100 1101001101 1101 00010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 399
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Expected They Are To Babysit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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