Poem Analysis of I...Just Do! by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem I...Just Do! that begins with:

I don't know why,
I care for you....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: ABAB ABAB ABaAaB CCXc DEFF ABaAaBaAaBaAaBaAaBaAaB CCAaBaAaB DEFFaAaBaAaBafXXAaBaAaB
Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,4,4,22,9,23,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 1111 1111 1111 111 1111 1111 1111 111 1111 1111 1 111 1 11 0101 0101001 1010 11 1101 0111011 111 1111 1111 1111 1 111 1 11 1 111 1 111 1 111 1 11 1 111 1 111 1 111 1 11 0101 0101001 1111 1 11 1 111 1 11 1101 0111011 111 1111 1 111 1 111 1 111 1 11 1 111 11010 1111 1 111 1 111 1 11
Amount of stanzas: 9
Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
Average number of words per stanza: 22
Amount of lines: 75
Average number of symbols per line: 12 (very short strings)
Average number of words per line: 3
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.
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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word 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 do at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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I...Just Do! by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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