Through Due Process by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Through Due Process that begins with:

Through due process,
Some expect a progress with success....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAABABa ACDCED CX aa CX Aa CX Xc CX ACDCED CX AAABABa X f X fXfcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,6,2,7,1,1,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 101011001 11111 0101110111 1101 11100111001 01 01111 1111010101 0010001 011101 100101010101 101001 10011 10100111 01011 0010101 10011 10100111 01111 0010001 10011 10100111 0101111100 110001 10011 10100111 01111 1111010101 0010001 011101 100101010101 101001 10011 10100111 1111 101011001 11111 0101110111 1101 11100111001 01 1001111 101 10011011 010101 1010 010101 110001 0101110111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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