Check It Out by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

What is wrong.
What is going on with those people....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab X bcda XXeXXfXX gc eeghfX f eXefhXffXb deegXgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,4,8,2,6,1,10,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 101010110 1101 0111011110 101 1110101 1111110 1 1 01111101010 011010 1110010 011110 1110001 1111100 110 1 11101010 1110110 110111001 101011 111101011 010011 110 1010101 1010100010101 11010111 010110 01011 11011000 01110101011 0111001 1100100 0010010111 111101 11111101010 010101 101 100100101111 101100011001001 010111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • 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:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; people, you, to are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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