'Big American Boo Boo' by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem 'Big American Boo Boo' that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXBcdceXdfe addggd XeedXe eafX aaee AXBdfdXd fdhd hXdgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,6,6,4,4,8,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100110 1010011 100001 0010010110 11110 0101010 0110101 001010001 111 110100001 101111 11 11011 010001001 101001001 1010010 1001011 1010110 101001011 101010 101000010 0110100 10010101 1010010110 11010101 11010101 101110010 1111101001 011010 11110001010 1111111101 0100110 1010011 100001 1010100101 110100 101001 110000 1010001 11111 1101001 111101100 1101101 10111100100 101010 0101 111010 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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:

    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; their is repeated.

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

  • summary of 'Big American Boo Boo';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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