Poem Analysis of Turn That Page by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Turn That Page that begins with:

Turn that page...
From this rampage....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: AABCD AAEDF GHID EHIF DF AABCD AAEDF AjAj AABCD IGHID IEHIF DF KAKAKAKAKAKA
Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,4,2,5,5,4,5,5,5,2,12,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 111 0011 1101 1100010 101 111 0011 1100 111101 10001 11010 1101010 0101010 011 01010 1101 1111 11 01110 1110 111 0011 1101 1100010 101 111 0011 1100 111101 10001 111 1 111 1 111 0011 1101 1100010 101 11 11010 1101010 0101010 011 11 01010 1101 1111 11 01110 1110 110 111 1010 111 110 111 1010 111 110 111 1010 111
Amount of stanzas: 13
Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
Average number of words per stanza: 15
Amount of lines: 63
Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
Average number of words per line: 3
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; got, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
The author used the same words turn, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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Turn That Page by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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