Which One, If You Chose, Would Be Your Preference? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Which One, If You Chose, Would Be Your Preference? that begins with:

You've allowed your discomfort,
To excuse outside irritations....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXc ddee aecffe fbecX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,6,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 001111010 10100111 111110011 0010011 0010100101 11011100 1110010 101001011 11010010101 1101010110010 111011111100100 01010011010110 10101 00100001110 11101010 11 011 101100 11110101 01001010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

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

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  • summary of Which One, If You Chose, Would Be Your Preference?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
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  • critical appreciation.

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