Poem Analysis of Where First The Eyes May Go by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem Where First The Eyes May Go that begins with:

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Rhyme scheme: aXbc dXbd eXeadX eXeeXc
Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,6,
Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 11110011100 0001100 111101 110111001 10010111100 1101010011 0111110001 110111 10101010 111011 10010100100 100010001010 1000101101 11011101 11111 110111 11101010 111101010 100100 001000010
Amount of stanzas: 4
Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
Average number of words per stanza: 30
Amount of lines: 20
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.

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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