Misguided Acts by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Misguided Acts that begins with:

Doesn't it amaze,
How the negativity expressed by others......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcdXXd abbbbb bbefXaafXcXecaccabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001 101010001110 1010101 1001000010 0011001 11010110100 001000010 010100001 11010001 10100101 001101000 0100001101 001001 1101 1 10010010101 01100110 1001110101 1 0100011001 00100100100010 010010 1101101010 0101 11101110010 101001010100101 01001 01 1101000100101 1101101 11111011 11101110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to, of are repeated.

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

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