Poem Analysis of Deviant Ways by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Deviant Ways that begins with:

How can you say you hate me with a passion,
And then become compassionately submissive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: XXa bcdeX ed XfbgB AGX GXBAecaXc fXe GXBXXdc
Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,2,5,3,9,3,7,
Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 11111110010 110101000010 00101101 100011101100 0101 11000101 0111011 00100110111 111100010 0110010 11111010 101011 01100 11 000100 010011101111 0101001000 0011101100 0101001000 0011101100 000100 010011101111 111101110 11 111110101 0111 1111011111 111001001110010 10110110011100 10100010010100 0101001000 0011101100 000100 010011101111 010101 0110101001 11001
Amount of stanzas: 8
Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
Average number of words per stanza: 31
Amount of lines: 37
Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
Average number of words per line: 7
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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, me, if, it, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word if is repeated.

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Deviant Ways by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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