Based Upon... by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Based Upon... that begins with:

Based upon...
Hearsay....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCCC Addde eeae ef AdeXe fgGHcGGHXAbCCCcGGH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,2,5,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 11 001011 101101110 10101 101 10 110001 0010001 111001 101010 010001 10111010 11101 11001101 010101 101 1 1001001 100101010 11101 1 10101011 10101 0101001 1011 11010011 10101 0101001 101 11 001011 101101110 10101 11011 11010011 10101 0101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word based at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word believe at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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