Just A Process Proceeding In Evolution by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Just A Process Proceeding In Evolution that begins with:

Do I have remorse that they have blinded themselves,
By the quality of their own actions? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bcd Xbaecd Xeaf fXge aXgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,6,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011111001 1010001110 110110101 0011010110100 110100100010 10101001011100010 1111010000101101 011100111010 11101110010010 0110101111111010 110110110101 1 11110110 1101101 010101010111 1110 1101001111001 1110 1110101000100 1110 111010 11110011 01000101010 111101011010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; of, they, to are repeated.

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