Dippy Doodles by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dippy Doodles that begins with:

It is different...
When those changes come....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACABDE ddedXfcf ABACABDE Cdadaaa dea CfXfXABACABDEd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,7,3,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100 11101 10100 101001 01100 01101 011101 010101101 101010100010 1 1010110101 1 1010110111 110111 011010 010101001 00100 11101 10100 101001 01100 01101 011101 010101101 101010100010 1 10101111101 1 10101010001 100101001 11100111 1101010100010 01001 101 101010100010 1111 101 1001001 00100 11101 10100 101001 01100 01101 011101 010101101 1001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Dippy Doodles;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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