This is an analysis of the poem You Didn'T Have To Do That that begins with:

People who disrespect others consistently,
Always seem to be the ones seeking understanding....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbXb XXaaab cX Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101100100 1110001101010 110000101 11011010001 10101000100 0111000110 01001111101 00100110010 00100110100 010010100010010 1101001110100 10111100 1101011 10101101101 11 11101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of You Didn'T Have To Do That;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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