Which Cat Is Doing The Math by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Which Cat Is Doing The Math that begins with:

Some have adapted to adopt,
And with increasing disbelief......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaccdcX ceedae aXX XXX aaXX b XXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,3,3,4,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010001 10010101 01001101 001001110 001 010101 11001001 00100011 01110100 11111 1010100 101010101100 0110101 1010010100100 001001101011010 11010001 1 0100010100101 11001111 1011100 10010001010 11 01001101 0100011011100 1111 101100011101 10111101001 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

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  • summary of Which Cat Is Doing The Math;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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