Boogie-Woogie With A Bit Of Hip-Hop by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Boogie-Woogie With A Bit Of Hip-Hop that begins with:

Of course I like to mingle,
When the fun is piping hot....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacXbcdX eefdefX gg cXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,2,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111010 1010101 1001110 10101011 110110101 1110101 1100110111 001111 11111011 1010101 101010101 01010111010 1111101101 1101 00110110010 10110001011 010110 1111010 1010 101 1110011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; my is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Boogie-Woogie With A Bit Of Hip-Hop;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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