Which Appropriate Moves To Make by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Which Appropriate Moves To Make that begins with:

The best way to ignore a persistent annoyance,
Without letting the consistency of it upset......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD baaeXAXbe XAABCD XdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110010010010 0110001000001 0001000100 111 001001010 0101010010 11001001 110101110 1 001 101001001 01000 11010110 1 001 0110010010010 0110001000001 0001000100 111 010111101 0010001 10100101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

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