Come Inside by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Come Inside that begins with:

Anytime you find yourself outside.
Think of me......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCa dEE eAA AFD AAgBcb ABCa XdEE XaA AFD AA gBcb AA Ad AAgBcb Aa AX AAgBcb gBcb Acb AcbXAcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,3,3,6,4,4,3,3,2,4,2,2,6,2,2,6,4,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111011 101 11 01 10111101010 111 1101 111 101 1111011 101 11 110 101 1111011 1 11 0 11 101111011 101 11 01 101111010 10 111 1101 1111 01 111011 101 11 110 101 1111011 1 11 0 11 101 111011 101 11110 101 1111011 1 11 0 11 101 10010 101 10010 101 1111011 1 11 0 11 1 11 0 11 101 0 11 101 0 11 101 0 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 21
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 51
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 14 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2

  • 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; you, come are repeated.

    The author used the same words anytime, come at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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