Be Cautious When Treating People With Respect by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Be Cautious When Treating People With Respect that begins with:

Be cautious when treating people with respect,
Especially those that are not accustomed to it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaab bXaXc ddeXf acafa Xae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011010001 0100111101000 101001 10111000100 10011100 110101010010100 011101010100 1111010 110010011 100011101 0010110100 1001 110101010 0111 11000111 110010101 0111001 111001001 101101 101010 111000101 1101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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  • summary of Be Cautious When Treating People With Respect;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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