This is an analysis of the poem Without The Expense Of Therapy that begins with:

I'm not this or that.
Or drive a Cadillac....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcde fgXeaga fgf chXa iggadjXce baXcc bagkiiggj aj XcdggeXhkei
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,3,4,9,5,9,2,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011 110101 01 1110111 100101 110111 100 111111 11111 0101 11010100100 10111 01110 11111 101011001 0101010 110101 11111101001 01101 111001 101100 11111 1111101 0100 1111011010 10111 100010 011110110 01110101 0110 101001 111011 01101000 110110001010 10111111101 1100111 1101 11101 1001100010 00101010 01011111 1 111 010010100 111001001 11101010100 11101010 1010011 1111001 11010101 110111111 001011 1 101010 0100110110 0100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Without The Expense Of Therapy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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