They Will Be Isolated by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem They Will Be Isolated that begins with:

Let it be known.
I declare everyone ignoring my wishes, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdc EfX gahac EijdgbdhX cici XiX iibdh XXX jXfgdi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,5,9,4,3,5,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 101101010110 00010001010 0101011001 1110101 1010 111011011 1101110101001 10101101010 10101010 0110010010 1010011010 01001010 1010 1 111 101011111 01110110 110110001010 110010011101 1 010101010 1101101 0110111 1010010001010 110111100010001 10 1 1101010110 111111 10001011 101 101000 011 1100 10 111110101 1 10101 11110011 1001110 011011101 100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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