The Application Of Much Elbow Grease by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Application Of Much Elbow Grease that begins with:

If I believed everything in life,
Should come to me quick and easy......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXab cbdeef cfegge hh XXdid diXj dXjea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,6,2,5,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010110101 11011110 111111001 0010101 10111 0101010 1010001111010 010010 101111 00111 1011 0100101110 0111010001 10101 10101111 011110010011 11111 11101010101 101010010 010110010010 101111010 10011111 110110010110100 11011010 101110101 00110101011 0101110101001 110011010 01 01001110101 11010011011010 10101001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

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