Poem Analysis of Still Outside At Recess by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Still Outside At Recess that begins with:

Walk away!
Don't say a word, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: aBX acdX c adbeX ebde bfaf aXBXXX aef efXfbee fbXdXdgg
Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,1,5,4,4,6,3,7,8,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: couplets
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 101 1101 011110 11111 1110101 10101 11 0111101 1101 1001011 11111 10101 11 101110011 1001111 1111011 01 1111111010 111010001 01111 11001111 10101 1 1101 11101 11110010101 0100 11101 1001 11010 1011110 11010111101 11101010 11011 1 1010101000 01000 10111101 11001 1 001 101 1101 0101 01
Amount of stanzas: 10
Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
Average number of words per stanza: 19
Amount of lines: 45
Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as, to, you are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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Still Outside At Recess by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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