Why Can'T We Accept This by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Why Can'T We Accept This that begins with:

Let's raise our conscious levels up,
From dusty covered ruts....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaBCDEE ABcBA BAAB BCDEE ABcBA AdBCD ABcBA ACAXc ACAC AFEG AFEG CGCG ACACXAbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,4,5,5,5,5,5,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 010101 11101 11 1111 010111 10011 111010 001101 1 11101 01000101 11101 01000101 111010 001101 11101 11 1111 010111 10011 111010 001101 1 11101 01000101 111010 111111 11101 11 1111 111010 001101 1 11101 01000101 111010 11111010 111010 1111 0010 111010 11111010 111010 11110010 110100011 11101010 10100011 1011101 110100011 11101010 10100011 1011101 11110010 1111101 11110010 1111101 111010 11111010 111010 11110010 111010 111010 11011010 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; we, why are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words why, does at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same words breathe, misdirected at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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