'We Owe You Four Weeks Of Bliss' by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem 'We Owe You Four Weeks Of Bliss' that begins with:

Finally,
From where we sit......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabc CBX XXdcXXXcXccX CBX dXXabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,12,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 0111 11100100 011010 10001101 00010010101001001 0001 111010 110110 01111101010 01001001 01101 101110011 011010011110 0101001011010111 1100101 0101000111 1010100001 1101010 10001101 00010010101001001 0001 1 10100110 1011001010 11010110 0111100111 0011100010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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  • summary of 'We Owe You Four Weeks Of Bliss';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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