Poem Analysis of On A Path Of Least Resistance by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem On A Path Of Least Resistance that begins with:

I'm on a path of least resistance.
And its existence....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: AAA AAA bAcAaAD bAcAaAD AAAD AAADebAecAeaAD BAecAeaAD AAADebAecAeaAD acd ADAaAD BAecAeaAD bADAAXaDAAADaDAAAD
Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,7,7,4,14,9,14,3,6,9,18,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 010101010 10010 10101010 010101010 10010 10101010 1 10010 1 10010 1 00010 1110101 1 10010 1 10010 1 00010 1110101 010101010 10010 10101010 1110101 010101010 10010 10101010 1110101 1 1 10010 1 1 10010 1 1 00010 1110101 11 10010 1 1 10010 1 1 00010 1110101 010101010 10010 10101010 1110101 1 1 10010 1 1 10010 1 1 00010 1110101 110010 00 110101 010101010 1110101 010101010 01010 10101010 1110101 11 10010 1 1 10010 1 1 00010 1110101 1 10010 1110101 100010 100010 100100010 1110101 010101010 10010 10101010 1110101 111100010 1110101 010101010 10010 10101010 1110101
Amount of stanzas: 13
Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
Average number of words per stanza: 27
Amount of lines: 96
Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
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; on, path, of, least, resistance, existence are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, pain are repeated.
The author used the same words i'm, pain at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines resistance, existence are repeated).
The poet repeated the same words resistance, away at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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