They Show Up In Droves At Funerals by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem They Show Up In Droves At Funerals that begins with:

I know of a place,
Where people know others...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXXX ccbddbbbXaXa eccXbXXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,12,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 110110 1110100 10011111 110111 111111100011 10110 101010 11011010 111010101 1110101001010 110 111011100 01101010 111111 011111110 01111 11101000101 101 11001 011010101 1100111010 1 1110010101 10010 101101 101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 266
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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 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; know is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines related is repeated).

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