My Bets Will Not Be Placed On Them by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem My Bets Will Not Be Placed On Them that begins with:

If you truthfully want to comprehend,
And understand....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaXcXXacXXddbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110010101 1101 011001101 11011011 010111010 110101 110100111 11000010010 1111011101 11001110011 01101 0101000100 110101011 101011 101010011010 11101011001 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 574
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

    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; you is repeated.

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  • summary of My Bets Will Not Be Placed On Them;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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