This is an analysis of the poem I Don'T Expect Respect that begins with:

I don't expect...
Understanding from anyone selfish....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACAdE ABACAdE AaA AaA ABACAdE AaAABAaA ACAdE AaA AaFAXABABAaFA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,3,3,7,8,5,3,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1010010010 1101 0101001101 1111101 1 1111101 1101 1010010010 1101 0101001101 1111101 1 1111101 1101 01 0001 1101 01 0001 1101 1010010010 1101 0101001101 1111101 1 1111101 1101 01 0001 1101 1010010010 1101 01 0001 1101 0101001101 1111101 1 1111101 1101 01 0001 1101 01 00 01 1101 1010010010 1101 1010010010 1101 01 00 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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.

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

  • summary of I Don'T Expect Respect;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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