There Is A Big Difference by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem There Is A Big Difference that begins with:

It is both a duty and a privilege,
To be able to do this....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBC Xdcc Xcdd ABBC edbfX eefXbXcX ffXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,8,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101010100 0010010 100100010 1111000100 1101011011 10100010101001 0110100 10010001 0010101011001 00110100 101 100101010 00101010100 0010010 100100010 1111000100 1 11101101 11010110 11110010 01101101 111111 101111001 1011110110 110 1001100 1111010101 101101 111010 0100101110 1111001010 1111011010 11111 000101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

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  • summary of There Is A Big Difference;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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