Poem Analysis of Was Any Of This Meant To Be Intentional? by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Was Any Of This Meant To Be Intentional? that begins with:

We introduced the confusion and conflicts,
With our deceit....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: abc X ab X adabXXXa XX acad XX
Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,2,1,8,2,4,2,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 11010010110 0101 111110101 11010 1 100 1100010001001 01 1101101 10011111 11001 010100110100 1111 101 01010010 1 00110011 100101010010 100111101 01011 11011011101 1 1111
Amount of stanzas: 8
Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
Average number of words per stanza: 14
Amount of lines: 23
Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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