Easy To Do And Even Easier To Leave by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Easy To Do And Even Easier To Leave that begins with:

I 'had' been accustomed to being treated,
As if I were a fool....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXCDE aXddfXf fXXffffXf ABXCDEbX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,9,8,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001001010 101001 11010010110100 0111 11001 1110011010 01010101 110110011000 0101010100 1110100 01100100001001 111010 101111011 1110010010 0110010 10110 100001 110101010 011011001 11111010 100111010001 010011000111 11001001010 101001 11010010110100 0111 11001 1110011010 1011010 0100101 111110011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Easy To Do And Even Easier To Leave;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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