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'm not one to build molehills into mountains.
Or carry an umbrella to shade from Sun....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXbd caadXX AXeecX X d XX Xa XX eX XXX e X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011011000010 11010100101 111001001101 111100110110 110111111 010010101 1110100111 1101011100 111110111010 1111110 00100001 1011101 011011000010 1110111 0111111011010001 01111011101101 01101001100011 111101011101 111 111 1 1110101111001 101010 011110 1 11110101 11 11100111 1 11110 11111011011 10111 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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