This is an analysis of the poem Taken For Granted that begins with:
No!
I am not berries to pick, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBCBB XdcdX ec aBCBB aXXa eXX XX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,2,5,4,3,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 1111001 11100010 1110101 0101101 11101 10010 111101 01001110 110110 10111 010111 1 1111001 11100010 1110101 0101101 100111 1101110 011111 1011101011 1111100 1 101111 0011 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
- Average number of words per stanza: 18
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
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- summary of Taken For Granted;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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