Haven'T I Done What I Said I Would Do? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Haven'T I Done What I Said I Would Do? that begins with:

Can you explain why you have left,
Several people confused......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc bXX cX XaX XdeXe aX dX X aXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,2,3,5,2,2,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 1001001 110100 111001 1011 1111111 011010 11111 1 10010011 0101010101 1 1110 1011010 0101011 11001001010 110101011101 11011 11 1111010110100 1101111111 1 110 110001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 69
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Haven'T I Done What I Said I Would Do?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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