Bugged Out by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Bugged Out that begins with:

When one is tough and shows their stuff,
Others start to bug out....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC ABAC dBaCedBEBE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 101011 11110101 10101 11011111 101011 11110101 10101 11011111 101011 11011101 10101 11111101 01010111 10111111 10111 10111111 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; bugged is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word when at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word bug at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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