Poem Analysis of That They Did Not Expect by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem That They Did Not Expect that begins with:

I'm confused!
If he has been labelled a fool......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: X ab bb aX
Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 001 01101001 11101 10100010 1110101 1111001 10010
Amount of stanzas: 4
Average number of symbols per stanza: 43
Average number of words per stanza: 8
Amount of lines: 7
Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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That They Did Not Expect by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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