Why Did You Step On Those Toes? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Why Did You Step On Those Toes? that begins with:

This has been brought to my attention:
Some of you have stated......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcdec dab bfXbagc bhah XiaficjX X ajfj XX igjd fjXXfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,3,7,4,8,1,4,2,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101010 101110 00100010 01 1110100 011011 111010 100010 00101101 11101 111111 1110010 00010101 001010 10011 10101010 11111 10101 1001111 11 101111101 1001 11 111 110111001 1011111 1110111 1011 1 10111 101 11 011 111010 0110000 0101 1101 11001 111010 1111 111001 1110 11 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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; of, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Why Did You Step On Those Toes?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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