So I Happen To Prefer Whole Wheat by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem So I Happen To Prefer Whole Wheat that begins with:

Of course I'm sleazy!
Isn't that one of the requirements, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX X XXa XXbX XbXaa X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,3,4,5,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010 001100010 11001011011 11101101001111 110111000 0111010101 01010101110 1 1111100 01100111 1001001011 10100010 1110001111 10101 111001010 111101010 11000101 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.

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

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