Pleading On Their Hands And Knees by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXb bXabcX ddecaaeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101001 011110010010001 1111100111 0100101101 1011101010 0010101111 101101001 1011111 0010011100 10111000110100 010101 111101 10 1101 111111 111 1110010010 11101 10001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Pleading On Their Hands And Knees;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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