Fixed In A Stubbornness by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Fixed In A Stubbornness that begins with:

Fantasized with a clinging onto old myths,
Has not only continued to destroy with obviousness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXAAAB ccXdaXa AXAAABX XacXda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100101011 11100100010100 010101101010101 1010100100 0110110010100 110101100001 1001010100010 1101 10010101001100 1001001 001001011101 1101110100 111000010101010 10100101011 11100100010100 010101101010101 1010100100 0110110010100 110101100001 001001011110 10111011101 00100011 00111111010 1110100 01110110001101 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; their is repeated.

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  • summary of Fixed In A Stubbornness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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