Be Happy At It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Be Happy At It that begins with:

Whatever that is,
Making you feel good......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDD eaXedfgf XG Xbabea ABCDD hhiib XG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,2,6,5,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 10110 0111111 1101 101010 11111 100001010010 011010111 11101 01111100 11111101 11010001 1101001011 101 100101 1101010 010011 10101 0010011 01101110 1011 11010 10110 0111111 1101 101010 0100111010 1001 011111010 0101010 101 101 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of Be Happy At It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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