A Philosophy Of Contradiction by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem A Philosophy Of Contradiction that begins with:

A philosophy of contradiction,
Has prevented with resistance......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbccadXbbec AeebdbXbf XXbgcecgecXe eXdfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,12,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010001010 10100010 1111101 1011110000 0011010 110101010 00110110001 101100111 1111001 001000111 0010011111 0010001010 10101011010 1010101010010 1101010100 011010 10110 11 1100001 0101000100100 111101 10000010001 0101010000101 01010011001 1101010010001 1100010010 1011001101 10110101001 0101011001 1001101 1010111011 0111100100 111011001111 110 11101101101010 01110110100 1011101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 338
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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.

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  • summary of A Philosophy Of Contradiction;
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  • history of its creation;
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