This is an analysis of the poem What Else Did You Expect? that begins with:

There are those surviving to thrive,
On feeding their egos....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXb XaXXX X XbXcbacccX bXcb XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,1,10,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101001 110110 1010101100 111010001 00100011 100101 1111001 11101 10101101 1001010 11010011001 111 1 1110100 110 1 1110111 1110010101 11111 1110111 1100110 0111100110 1111 11 1 1011 1010 1101 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of What Else Did You Expect?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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