Somehow My Agenda Remains Prioritized by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Somehow My Agenda Remains Prioritized that begins with:

When someone says to me,
I do not have to express......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXd eefb dcfdab GHF XX B XX GHFB aXXGHFB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,6,3,2,1,2,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1111001 11101 10101 01000101 10111001010 100101010 1110001111 011010001 001101010001 001011101 01001 101001101 010101111 101011010 111 1010 010101 1 11110 0101011 1 11110 111 1010 010101 0101011 1111 111 111 1010 010101 0101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; i is repeated.

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  • summary of Somehow My Agenda Remains Prioritized;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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