Quick To Sniff Sabotage by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Quick To Sniff Sabotage that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdb Xcef begceXdXgcXcX XfXXXaaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,13,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 11011 101110 001110100 10101 1001100101 1011111100 1010 101110001 1111110 11 010 110010101010 111101001001 0101 01110 111010 110 0100101 100101101000100 0100 010110110 10110101101 110100 11111111 110111010 1110110101 0100010 1011010110 010001 11100011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Quick To Sniff Sabotage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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