This is an analysis of the poem You Expect Me To Remember That? that begins with:

The only thing given to the one who succeeds,
Is an ability to tolerate......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXbdXec XX fegd eXX Xg XXfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,2,4,3,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110001101 0101000101 1011101 11101100 111001001001 11011010 11100101010 100001110110 1010101 1110101 11 1111010100 11 110101010 110101111 010101010 111110101 011101 011011000 11010 101110011110 1101111 111 101100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of You Expect Me To Remember That?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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