Poem Analysis of It From Us Takes Back by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem It From Us Takes Back that begins with:

What do I claim?
Nothing....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: AbACb DEDEFEBGH ijjkeiXci gcXjjiel hikekXleie AbACb DEDEFEBGHeijXX ciibXXhcj
Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,9,9,8,10,5,14,9,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 1111 10 1111 0101111 10 1111 01110 1101 01010 0111 010100 011010 1101 01001 011101 11111 110100 1110110 10101 0010 1111 011010 01000101 1111101 010010 01110101010 11111 111111100 1100010011 101111 11111011 1010011 10001101 0110 1101001010 11011101 01 0111 00111 1101001 0101101 1111 10 1111 0101111 10 1111 01110 1101 01010 0111 010100 011010 1101 01001 10 101011 0111 0101 101010000 11110 110110 111111 0010010 11100 10 11111 1001
Amount of stanzas: 9
Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
Average number of words per stanza: 32
Amount of lines: 68
Average number of symbols per line: 22 (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; i, that, 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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