Poem Analysis of On Separate Journeys by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem On Separate Journeys that begins with:

Often,
I feel softened! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: abXcada eebaXdcfed XghiX bifacfid XdG dbfc JFbkhkb b JFbJJ ecddGJJ llib JFb edff cd fXb JFbkX
Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,5,8,3,4,7,1,5,7,4,3,4,2,3,5,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: couplets
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 10 1110 10101 1001010 010111 1010100 11001110 1111 110111 01010 010110 1110001100 010110100 10100100 010011 01 10100 100111 110101 00101 0100101 001100 1 11010111010 0110100 10011010 1101 110010100 101101 01100 00100010 100 1110 11110 010010 0111010100 11010101 111 01 010 1000101010 111101 01 1 10101111 111 01 010 0010001 11 1 101001010 010100 100 1110 0010001 11 00111111 1101101111 0101001 110010 111 01 010 11 1100100010100 110101 0111110110 1111010001 11001100 1101101011 01100 1101 111 01 010 01000010 1000
Amount of stanzas: 16
Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
Average number of words per stanza: 17
Amount of lines: 78
Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
Average number of words per line: 4
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; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words a, i are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word spare at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase how connects the lines.

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On Separate Journeys by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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