Poem Analysis of I'M Not Hostile by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem I'M Not Hostile that begins with:

I'm not hostile.
Maybe impatient....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: ABCdd eAbCBF CEX BbEX AeBgCd eAbCBF cEX AD AEX aD AEX CEX BbEX AXeaXX XdXg
Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,3,4,6,6,3,2,3,2,3,3,4,6,4,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 0101 10010 1011110 01 11011 1 0101 1 1110 001010100 011011 11111010 11 10111 0111 11010 11 10111 10101 1 10010 01 1011110 0111011 1 0101 1 1110 001010100 011011 111110 11 10111 0101 11111011 0101 11 10111 10101 11111011 0101 11 10111 11111010 11 10111 0111 11110 11 10111 10101 10011 1 11101 10011 010011 1 10111 1101011
Amount of stanzas: 16
Average number of symbols per stanza: 69
Average number of words per stanza: 14
Amount of lines: 59
Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
Average number of words per line: 4
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; woof is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word maybe is repeated.
The author used the same word i'm at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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I'M Not Hostile by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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