Poem Analysis of If Given The Keys by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem If Given The Keys that begins with:

If given the keys to unlock,
A flowing of bestowed opportunities......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: Xababc cXXcad XX dXa Xeac eX
Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,2,3,4,2,
Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 01001001 01000110100 01010000101001 1011011 11101 10101110 111011011 101101010 11101000100 110011110 101010 1111100100 1011 1111011 1111 1010010 0010101 111011 1111001010111 1110100100 0101110010010 11 011101010
Amount of stanzas: 6
Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
Average number of words per stanza: 23
Amount of lines: 23
Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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If Given The Keys by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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