Yes, I Said Possessed by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Yes, I Said Possessed that begins with:

I can be lofty and mentally detached.
But with you? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACD aeaad cXXXa ABACD eaXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010110001 101 111111 110100110100 011010110010 1100100 11001100101 011010 11111011 10101111101 1110010111 0110110 11111001 101111010 111011 11010110001 101 111111 110100110100 011010110010 1 1101 00101110 0101111 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, as, be are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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