This is an analysis of the poem Will I Get Paid that begins with:

Many are unaccustomed,
To the benefits of discipline....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABbbacda eeeffece ABaX XX eXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1011010 001000100 01100101010 0010010 101101 011101011 0110001001 010110010101 110001011101 01000100101 0100101101110 11010001 11011001101 111001 1111110110 101110100 1011010 001000100 110100101 0101000110 1011010 1100101000101001 0110100 11010101 11011101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Will I Get Paid;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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