This is an analysis of the poem I Don'T Get That Message At All that begins with:

When no interest is shown...
Don't get upset, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccadXXeffgbgedXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001 1101 01011010 0111101 101101010 11 101 10011100101 0111101101 11101111100 100 1 1101 11111011 01 1011010 010001000101 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 473
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 I Don'T Get That Message At All;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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