Give And Free It Up On The Rough Stuff by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Give And Free It Up On The Rough Stuff that begins with:

When I was hard,
It wasn't enough....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCB DEFGEF CbGEF BHIHIB JBJBJBBB BHIHIB DEfGEF BB JBJBJBBB F JBJBJBBB BB ABCB BXBXBB BXBXBB BXBXBBXJBJBJBBB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,5,6,8,6,6,2,8,1,8,2,4,6,6,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 01001 01001111 11010110011 11011010100 010 011001101 110111110 1011 111011111 01001111 11000110011 110111110 1011 111011111 110111011011 11010101000101 11010101000101 11010101000101 11010101000101 110111011011 1010101 111 1010101 111 1010101 111 111 111 110111011011 11010101000101 11010101000101 11010101000101 11010101000101 110111011011 11011010100 010 01101101 110111110 1011 111011111 110111011011 110111011011 1010101 111 1010101 111 1010101 111 111 111 011001101 1010101 111 1010101 111 1010101 111 111 111 110111011011 110111011011 1111 01001 01001111 11010110011 110111011011 10101010 111 10101010 111 110111011011 110111011011 10101010 111 10101010 111 110111011011 110111011011 10101010 111 10101010 111 110111011011 1010101 111 1010101 111 1010101 111 111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 93
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, it, i, like, to, with, up, give, free, that, rough, stuff are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, that, you've are repeated.

    The author used the same word you've at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines stuff is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words too, stuff at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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