This is an analysis of the poem It Is Difficult Being An Adult that begins with:

I return exactly what I get.
If my name is not on it with respect....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa X aXaXb cb cXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,5,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101010111 0110110001 1110101001 010011 111101001 10010010110 11011111 010110 11 1111 111 10101001 101110 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 64
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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  • summary of It Is Difficult Being An Adult;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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