This is an analysis of the poem Respect It Deserves that begins with:

Those who are fortunate,
To heed to those messages sent......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABCD eeXA dbXabA afdgdaXb AABCDg bbaXeXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,6,8,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100 01011001 11001100101 11001011000 110110 101000101001 01000111 01100100 0111 10001001 10101010 101011 001001 0100010 0111 110110010 1111 0010 1101100 010001 1011010 010010 1011101 111100 01011001 11001100101 11001011000 110110 0101001011010 1 111101101 1010110001 11101111 01001001001 111 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word in is repeated.

    The author used the same word those at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word wished at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Respect It Deserves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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