Poem Analysis of Paid Some Attention by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Paid Some Attention that begins with:

If no one other,
Than the few who do......

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Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXbccdaXaa XbadX
Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,5,
Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 01110 10111 01011001 0011001 0010101100 01010 00101001100 10011001001 0100101011101 1011011010 110101010010 00 00101001001 101010101101 11110010 1101101 00010001011010 11011100011010 110111111100
Amount of stanzas: 2
Average number of symbols per stanza: 360
Average number of words per stanza: 63
Amount of lines: 19
Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
Average number of words per line: 7
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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