Opportunities Given To Correct Their Steps by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Opportunities Given To Correct Their Steps that begins with:

Tethering on the brink of obscurity,
Their implosion begins....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaaaa BCXdcE acebfaa afaXdaXa BCXcE faeeXbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,8,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010100100 101001 0010101 011011 11001 01110101 101001010010 00111 0111000 11000010 001001 1101 000100110 0100010 101100101 01010101 00101010 11010 101111010 101001010 1101010101 101010010100 111000101000 001010100 0110101 1001000101 111010101 101001010010 00111 0111000 100010001001 1101 1 0001010110 010001010101 01000101101 010100101101010 1001000101 1100111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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