Vivid Or In Pastel by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Vivid Or In Pastel that begins with:

It doesn't matter what time of the day it is.
Or the day of the week, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccddaa adaXX caeXfe caX Xfcg X Xgage XXdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,6,3,4,1,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101100100 101001 0110101 10011110010 100010010000 1100110 00100101010 10010001001010 1111110101110 1111011 101 11010110010 10010001110100 1 1111101011 11011100 1 1011010110 0100010010100 111100010 101010 11101111010 11 110111101101 1011010 1110101001 1111111 1 10101 1110010 0101011 1111111010100 1011011101010000 01 111010001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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