Headache Makers by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Headache Makers that begins with:

Why is it that headache makers,
Are the first to participate in the generating......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD ccXc efggbdXaec ABCD XfeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,10,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011110 10100101001010 001001001 1100 01000010100 111011101001 10010011 101101101 1010100010 10111010 10110111111 10100001010100 10111011011010 10110010 1011010110101 1010011010101010 101001101011001 101000101100 10011110 10100101001010 001001001 1100 11101 101101 00011001 100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; number, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word number is repeated.

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

  • summary of Headache Makers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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