You Have Nothing To 'Anyone' To Prove by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You Have Nothing To 'Anyone' To Prove that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcXX abadXaa eXdafbdXX edX eaef aceX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,9,3,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 110 110101 110111 1010101 001111 01100 11001 01111 1111011 11011 111110110 1010 1101101 111111101 1111111010 11111 101111011 10110101 11110111 1010011 1101011 11101 01 11111011101 111111011011 11001101011 1011111111 1 0011010100 11100010110 1111110101010 110011001101 1011100100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; i, that are repeated.

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