G With An O-N-E by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem G With An O-N-E that begins with:

I'd like to say this for clarity.
When I give......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXb cded bXf ecbX cfeXbebb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,3,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101100 111 11 111 10010100 1 111100001 1111010 11011101 1 010101111 0010110 001010001 101110001001 001011111 101011 11110101 11011100 001001101 101111 10 1011110101010 110110 000011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; i, and are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines give is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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