Although I'M Grown by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Although I'M Grown that begins with:

But do I own...
The right to forgive everything I do? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBAACD XBCBE AABBAACD XBCBE eaX XX XBCBEXAABBAACD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,8,5,3,2,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 0100110111 1110111100 01 1111 01011111 01010111011 111011100 1101111 11111010101 1101111 111101001 1101 1111 0100110111 1110111100 01 1111 01011111 01010111011 111011100 1101111 11111010101 1101111 111101001 11101001 11 1101 11 11000 111011100 1101111 11111010101 1101111 111101001 1101 1111 0100110111 1110111100 01 1111 01011111 01010111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rude is repeated).

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  • summary of Although I'M Grown;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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