From The Top To The Bottom by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem From The Top To The Bottom that begins with:

From the top to the bottom,
There were those who chose to stop......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcccX AXdaXe AfffXX Adgaghg Aiided ABABABABXAh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,7,6,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010010 1011101 1010101 11110101 110011 1010110 0010010 10110110 010111 101101 10101110 0111000101 0010010 101001110 10111110 10100110 01100110 11011010111 0010010 1011101 0110001 111000101 0101 11111 11011 0010010 111011 00101 01111 1111101 1001 0010010 101001 0010010 10111 0010010 101001 0010010 10111 0010010 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

  • summary of From The Top To The Bottom;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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