Morally Corrupt by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Morally Corrupt that begins with:

Morally corrupt.
With not an exit, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAA ABB XXCCCBC AAACC ABBCBC AADXAADAADA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,7,5,6,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001 01110 0100 10001 111010 11010 011110110 11010011010 01101011 0110011001 01010001010 010111 001010101010 10001 01110 0100 01101011 0110011001 10001 111010 11010 01010001010 010111 001010101010 10001 11101 0111 10001 11101 0111 10001 01110 0111 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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