You Then Had Flaws by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You Then Had Flaws that begins with:

Did you believe I would slit my wrists.
Because I realize, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC cXadEA ABC aeXdEAXbbcbcae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,3,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111111 011101 001010110101 1111000 10110 11001001111 010 1011 1010111001 010111111 011101 001010110101 1111111100 11011 101010 010 1011 1010111001 11111 110110 1010101001 1111 11010100 1001100101001 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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