This is an analysis of the poem I Am Not That Privileged that begins with:

What is it you are thinking?
'I'm thinking of all the people, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXbX Xa XXbXXX cb X a bcaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,2,6,2,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001110 11001010 0101110 11101010 11010100 10110 101100 10100 1 11 1111001001 10010110 10101010 01010101101 00100010011 110001100 11 011101011100101 111 1111100 011001100 1111010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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 I Am Not That Privileged;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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