Poem Analysis of Do You Want This? by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Do You Want This? that begins with:

'Do you want this?
Come and get it.'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme:
Stanza lengths (in strings):
Closest metre:
Сlosest rhyme:
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Guessed form:
Metre:
Amount of stanzas: 10
Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
Average number of words per stanza: 23
Amount of lines: 40
Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
Average number of words per line: 6
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, you, and, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word yes is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase yes connects the lines.

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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