The Bs-Ness Of A Theory by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Bs-Ness Of A Theory that begins with:

Prone to lie.
Prone to seek alibis......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacXdXcXdXebbfeXcbbgfggac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 101101 0101101 100100 01001100 10010110010 11010 000111 1010001 10100 00111 101010 011111 1111001010 11010101 11001010 1101111 0111 0101 011001 010101010 001001101 0100101110 1100 11 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 712
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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:

    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.

    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; to, prone are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Bs-Ness Of A Theory;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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