A Little Bit Of Terrificness by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem A Little Bit Of Terrificness that begins with:

A little bit of terrificness...
Came to sit, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXaXaXca cbabb caXa Xacaa abbXXa XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,4,5,6,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101000 101 011 1010010 001011101 10100011 001 111111 010001010 011101011 100 111010 00101111 0011 111101 1010101 01001010101 11111 0011000011 0010101000 1001001001 0101100101100 11101010111 10100001 1110101 0100010 1101110 001000 1111 10110111 1000010 10011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; to is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of A Little Bit Of Terrificness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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