This is an analysis of the poem In Any Language You Would Like It Received that begins with:

What did you expect to get from me?
Visions of raInbows and lollipops? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcX dXcb dacccee fdXXfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,7,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010101 100111101 1 110100101 01101 11011 1101010011 11000101 11101000 11 11110111010 00110001 10100001010 101001100 11110 0101110 11001110 1 01101 1101001 001011001010 111001 111000011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

  • summary of In Any Language You Would Like It Received;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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