Dare Dare Double Dare by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dare Dare Double Dare that begins with:

How could you,
Dare dare double dare......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAcb ABAcad ABAABA DEFdDGeDDHE DEFdDGeDDHE ECFFeaXaF dGeECfFfF ABAABAH ABAAF BAAA ABAAA ABAAABAAaXH BAHXBAH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,11,11,9,9,7,5,4,5,11,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 11101 1001 0101 1111101 111 11101 1001 0101 1010111 01110 111 11101 1001 111 11101 1001 1011111 10101001 01101010 1 1011111 101 1 111110111 11 11 11101 1011111 10101001 01101010 1 1011111 101 1 111110111 11 11 11101 1111011101 001 11010101010 11010101010 0111101 01 1110011 01 11100101010 11011111 101 1 1111011101 001 11100101110 1010 111100101110 1010 111 11101 1001 111 11101 1001 11 111 11101 1001 111 11100101010 11101 1001 111 111 111 11101 1001 111 111 111 11101 1001 111 111 11101 1001 111 111 001 101011101010 11101 1001 101011101010 11101 1001 101011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 95
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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; dare, daring are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words how, baby, dare at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines cover, know are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words try, know, apparent at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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