Bite Me by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Bite Me that begins with:

Every sentence I ended...
She said bite me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababa bbX c a d ab efefXd bXbXac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,1,1,1,2,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010110 1111 1001011 001101 010111110 11 11 11 111 1101 01010110 11110110010 110111011 010101101101 11010111 11110101 111010001 1011111101 11110101 11111 11 11 0101111 1000111100010 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; me, she, her are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

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

  • summary of Bite Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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