It Was The Wrong Time, Done by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem It Was The Wrong Time, Done that begins with:

I needed it!
And wanted it, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAb AAXcAAb AA DEF cfBGC AAb DEFXBGC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,2,3,5,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100 1100 010 1010111011001 00 1 10 1100 1100 010 1010111011001 00 1100110 10101 110110101 100110110 01011111 1100010 0111001 001101 1100 1100 010 1100110 10101 110110101 1100010 0111001 001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

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