I Grow To Keep This Between Us Flowing by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Grow To Keep This Between Us Flowing that begins with:

I grow to keep this between us flowing.
Open and without issues to address....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcbcccAXccXcXcXbA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001110 1010110011 11001001 1110101 1111100011 11111111 10111101 1101001110 00101 011111 011101010011 11010011 11101 01001111 11001001 1010111011 101010110 1101001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 606
  • Average number of words per stanza: 123
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; to, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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  • summary of I Grow To Keep This Between Us Flowing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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