This is an analysis of the poem Unintending To Be Perceived As Offensive that begins with:

I accept with appreciation,
Compliments from others....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC DEC bXb ABC DEC XXbc bXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,4,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001010 100010 101010101 0111 1101101010 011100111 101111000101 0010111 00111010101 101001010 100010 101010101 0111 1101101010 011100111 111111 1111010010111 111010111101 11011111011 00101111 1001100001001000 000110101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; i is repeated.

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  • summary of Unintending To Be Perceived As Offensive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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