This is an analysis of the poem That Is All That Matters that begins with:

I don't have expectations to be loved.
I don't dwell on the reception of it! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abbbc AaXXddX AXbeXbb bebXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010001 1111001000 1110 110 100101 1111010001 110100010 110110111 1011 111 01 1001110110 1111010001 0000110010 10 111101000 0010 1111 010111 110 1101110 0101 110100 0001 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; i, have, it, to are repeated.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

  • summary of That Is All That Matters;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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