Poem Analysis of Of 'That' Because Of Them, Now And How! by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Of 'That' Because Of Them, Now And How! that begins with:

You seem so calm, cool and collected!
Aren't you concerned? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: aa X b Xbc ccX aaba bAa X cX XAX
Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,1,3,3,4,3,1,2,3,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 111111010 10101 10111111 010100111 1 1 111 11000101100 11 1101100101001010 11100101 1001000010 011 1111001010 1 11111011 1101011101101 10111 01 10010111011 1 11111011 11010111011100
Amount of stanzas: 10
Average number of symbols per stanza: 62
Average number of words per stanza: 13
Amount of lines: 23
Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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Of 'That' Because Of Them, Now And How! by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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