This is an analysis of the poem List Of Things You Want that begins with:
You want to be treated fairly.
You want to be treated right....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABBB cadefgX bdcbXf ABBB hhhgdbeX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,6,4,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11001010 1100101 110010001 11100010111 11111010011 1111111100 111101 111101010 010110001 010100111 0101001010 1111 01 010111001 111011111 11110101 1011101111 11001010 1100101 110010001 11100010111 1 111 110111010010 1010101000100 00101 111110111 01111110 11101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 29
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- 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; you, want, to, be, treated, i, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of List Of Things You Want;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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