Why Is 'That' Important? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Why Is 'That' Important? that begins with:

I hear clearly what you are saying,
About what 'he' is not....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCBc bdeXXfag XXcXfhfh EeeX ic EgdBCBceX biX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,8,4,2,9,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011110 011101 001110 1110001 0001101 1 100110 1111111 01101001011 111101 101111 1010010 0100101001001 1 1101111010 1111 11 111111001 11 11011 011010101101 11 11 11 0010011101 11 11111011 11 01 001011110 011101 001110 1110001 0110001 11111111 01101001011 101010 11011011101001 10111100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; what, you are repeated.

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