How Many Times Have You Told Me That? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem How Many Times Have You Told Me That? that begins with:

You have your version!
And I have mine....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABCDEAFBGEF hXccehceheeih J X JJK X AABC DEAFBGEF J X JJK X iXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,13,1,1,3,1,4,8,1,1,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 1111 101111010 11000101 010 100001 111010 0101 10010010 0010 001110100 1001010 11010 0111000100 111010010 0010111010 111100010 1001001011 101010 11011011101 01010110 0011110 11011000100 00010011 11010100 1111 111111 1101100101 11101100 10010010 1111111011 11110 1111 101111010 11000101 010 100001 111010 0101 10010010 0010 001110100 1001010 1111 111111 1101100101 11101100 10010010 1111111011 1 1101 110111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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