Get The Hint? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Get The Hint? that begins with:

If you read my words,
You wouldn't have to ask...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC de aecdc ABC XXccXfc afXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,5,3,7,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111 110101 10011 001111101 1101011101 01101 01101001 110100101 0111101 01111 01111 110101 10011 011110101 101111 010011 10001001 110111111 11011011 01001111011 0111011 11111 1001010110 1110110101 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; you is repeated.

    The author used the same word if 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 Get The Hint?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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