Poem Analysis of Qualify Yourself by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Qualify Yourself that begins with:

A door doesn't have to appear,
For one to knock and realize an opportunity......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: ABA acde fgfhahX gcihhhhcdXX dXg ABAXdh aiXdedfdcihadcdXhhcdd
Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,7,11,3,6,21,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 01101001 11011101110100 101 0101011110111 011110100 1110101110 1101011 110 11110 101001110 010111101 0101101111 001111010 111000101101 1100111 1110 1011001 011111001101 011010 101010010 1001010010 00101010 100011001 0001 1101 1101001 010111101 10101 01101001 11011101110100 101 10110 101111010 01010011010 010100101101 0010101 110101 1111010001 1010101011 1011101100 110 1 001 1100110 11011010 10100011111 010111 000111010 101010101101 1 010110111 1111 11 111010
Amount of stanzas: 8
Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
Average number of words per stanza: 37
Amount of lines: 54
Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
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; one, to are repeated.

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Qualify Yourself by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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