That Is As Basic As It Gets by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem That Is As Basic As It Gets that begins with:

You thought I came here to follow your rules?
Oh no....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abb cdXecead XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101011 11 111 1100111101 11 110 10111010 1100101101 101 11111 110011101011 11001101 110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; no is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines no is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase no connects the lines.

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