Poem Analysis of Incentive by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Incentive that begins with:

There is so much incentive,
For one who reinvents! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: AXXbcXbcdcda X AX dXX a X
Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,1,2,3,1,1,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 1011010 11110 10110101 1101111 10010111 0101001 10110101 1110011 11010011010 100 110101100010 101010100 11 1011010 111 1111 01010010 111100 1010 11
Amount of stanzas: 6
Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
Average number of words per stanza: 15
Amount of lines: 20
Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
Average number of words per line: 5
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; it is repeated.

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Incentive by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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