Mister 'Do-That-To-Get-Done-Doer' by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Mister 'Do-That-To-Get-Done-Doer' that begins with:

Mister 'Do-That-To-Get-Done-Doer'
Does what it takes, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX ccXaXBD Xceefdc XBD fgbgbg Xbhcii hXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,7,3,6,6,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110111 1101 00101111 0101 11001 101001101 1011 011010010 110110111 110 10001111001 10110111 11011 1111 0100101111 11 01101 011001 110110111 110 10001111001 1011 101101 011111 10 01 101010011001 10110111 1100 1101 01101010111 1100101101 01 10000 101101110 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, that, not, he are repeated.

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

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  • idea of the verse;
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  • critical appreciation.

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