Bucked by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Bucked that begins with:

Strapped to a saddle.
And bucked....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDBEB bbbefd cbebXe ABCDBEB becebXX bfgge
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,7,7,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010 11 10111 11101 0101 0111110 111 1 0111100 100100111 00101010 1111011 1111011 1111101 01101 11101001 0101101 111 11101100010 10010 11 10111 11101 0101 0111110 111 1 11101 01100 10011011 0010001 0101010 011101 1 101011 11010101 1101 010011010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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; i, to are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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