This is an analysis of the poem That Sense They Have Of Entitlement that begins with:

Some of you may become disappointed,
Your requests go unheeded....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaba bbcddcXacdbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1011011010 1011010 010101 110101 11011101 101111 11101 101111 110101 1011 110101 110101 1101 11101100 111100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of That Sense They Have Of Entitlement;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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