This is an analysis of the poem I Would Rather Be Sociable that begins with:

I have learned,
Not to expect the getting of respect......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbccbcd XcX ccbb XX ebfefXcc XfXXbcecX be XfcX gbgbf bXdaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,4,2,8,9,2,4,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1001010001 011010001 01001100101 110111011 101010010 1110101 1010000100010 1 11 1001111 11011101100 01010000101 1101111111 11101001101 1 111001001 11 1011100100 11111100100 01011010 10111 101000010 0101010 0110010 1 1 011 01110111110 10110000111 10101 11010001001 10100101 011101000 11110100 110100 100 101 11 1000 1 1111101111 1111 111101 011110 1111 011 1111010101 11101 0101101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • 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:

    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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of I Would Rather Be Sociable;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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