That Temptation To Be Teased by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem That Temptation To Be Teased that begins with:

Hopeful and forgiving.
With a wish to remain positive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCD edfbd ABCCD cdXeX Xgefdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 001001100 10100101 00101010 01110010 010010100 101010001 111100010010 11110101 001101 101010 001001100 10100101 00101010 01110010 0001000100 1010001 1010101 0011000100 10001 11 1111 1010010100 1 0110010 11011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; that is repeated.

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

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  • summary of That Temptation To Be Teased;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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