Call Me Right Back by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Call Me Right Back that begins with:

For clarification.
You want me to be aware...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd eff bcd XggXaaa ehdiig egefhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,3,7,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 1110001 01100 1101001101 11011 011010 11100010 1110001 01100 1101001101 100 1 111101 11110 00101010 11111101 0010111010 1111 1111111 101101010 10 110 010011 11 01011111011 110010 010 111101101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

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

    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; you is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Call Me Right Back;
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