Because I Must by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Because I Must that begins with:

It wasn't me who introduced distrust.
To accept that as an advantage....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXa XXX bXb cdaa aXa AAcdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,4,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110101 001111010 0101001 11010111010 110101 11011 10101001011010 111101 111100101010100 0001010 01011101 101101 110110111 011011010001 0001001010 01011 01110111 01110111 01 10011 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word because is repeated.

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

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