Repeating Repetitiously That Which Has Become Repetitive by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Repeating Repetitiously That Which Has Become Repetitive that begins with:

Finally you got it.
Great......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaB C AaB C AaB CXAAAab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,3,1,3,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110 1 111 01010000111010100 100110 1 111 01010000111010100 100110 1 111 01010000111010100 100110 100110 100110 1101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 58
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; finally, you, got, it are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word finally is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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  • summary of Repeating Repetitiously That Which Has Become Repetitive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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