Poem Analysis of Give That Up! by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Give That Up! that begins with:

There is no gain one can claim with pain,
That remains the same......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: ABcD EDEDEDF EDEDEDFF ABcD EDEDEDFF EXF EDEDEDFF dddXEDEDEDFF
Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,8,4,8,3,8,12,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: couplets
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 101111101 10101 01 001010 111 001010 111 001010 111 001010 11100111 111 001010 111 001010 111 001010 11100111 11111101 101111101 10101 01 001010 111 001010 111 001010 111 001010 11100111 11111101 1111 10111 11111101 1111 001010 111 001010 111 001010 11100111 11111101 01111010 1111111 1101011 111 001010 111 001010 111 001010 11100111 11111101
Amount of stanzas: 9
Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
Average number of words per stanza: 31
Amount of lines: 53
Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
Average number of words per line: 5
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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that is repeated.
The author used the same words give, just at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word enough at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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Give That Up! by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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