Inclusive by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

I use to think of it as inclusive.
Those with appearances, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXX bcbdacec dfaXgeda dabfbb XagcceX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,8,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001010 100100 0010010101000 10000001010 11100 110111 11 1000101 01111 11011 111 11101100 10101 1 1111 1010000 0111100101 011011 1111 0101011 0110101 1 011111 01011001 100000100100 0111110 11011 1111 100101101 1001010010 01010100110001 11101 00100100 1111001011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

    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, to are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Inclusive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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