This is an analysis of the poem With A Sense Of Deserved Entitlement that begins with:

In today's society,
People are seldom happy......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXb bXXc cdXXdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0010100 1011010 010100011101 11001010011 001010101 0001001010100 10100111100 010001010 111000101 10101001 0010010100 1110010 00101010 101010010 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, as are repeated.

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

  • summary of With A Sense Of Deserved Entitlement;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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