I Said 'suppose' Because by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Said 'suppose' Because that begins with:

You posed an opposition,
'Cause I said, 'Suppose'....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXBC DEDE AXBC DEDE fXfa AXBCXDEDE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 011100 010111 0111001 111011010 10111101 111011010 1011100101 1111010 011100 010111 0111001 111011010 10111101 111011010 1011100101 111000101010 10111001 010 11101010 1111010 011100 010111 0111001 111011010 10111101 111011010 1011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; me is repeated.

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

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

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