This is an analysis of the poem Receptive Without Disrespect that begins with:

An interest in others quickly displayed,
Can easily become distorted......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabcca addebbeXeXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11000101001 110001010 11100101 01110001010 001001001 1000100110100 1011011000110 110110001001 0100101110101 0110001 010001010 101010100001 0001 101101011 1010 0110100101 1101011001010 01001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 338
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Receptive Without Disrespect;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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