I Get A Bit, Romantic by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Get A Bit, Romantic that begins with:

I get a bit,
Romantic....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAcADeFAbX ADADAGdC AbAcADeF ADADAGdCXAbAcAGdC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 010 1101 100 1101 0101010 111 111101 1101 010 11111 1101 100010 1101 010001 1101 1100 1 10111 1101 010 1101 100 1101 0101010 1111 111101 1101 100010 1101 010001 1101 1100 1 10111 1101 010 1101 100 1101 1100 1 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3

  • 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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word well at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of I Get A Bit, Romantic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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