A Tool God Uses by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem A Tool God Uses that begins with:

Who am I?
And Why, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbcbccdd AA XXcXb AAXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,2,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 11 11010 01110 1011 01010 0110100 01111 0011111 111 11 110101 010010 11011 1010100 111011001 111 11 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 72
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • summary of A Tool God Uses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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