Controlling The Narrative by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Controlling The Narrative that begins with:

How do you intend to deliver your speech?
With it done uninterrupted, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcd ebeedf bXebX gfa XgdbXdcdX chX hdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,5,3,9,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101001011 00110010 101010010100 101010001 110110010 10101110001 011110010 011011101 111011 001011010 111010100100 111010100010 111001001101011 11001011 110101100111 00101010 011100010110 11111 0001010100100 11001001010001 1 01011101 010010000111 1101010110 0110001 111001 111101010 1011010110010 0011100101100 1011010 1010111001 0110011100101 1100101 11101101 01111010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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, to are repeated.

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