Hey You, On The Phone by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Hey You, On The Phone that begins with:

You,
On the phone......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCDXBDDDDDD ABCDXBDDDDDD efBG dfBGfeaAdaA aBCDXBDDDDDD ABCDXBDDDDDD ABHABHABHDDDDDDd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,4,11,12,12,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 101 110111111 111 110110111 001 111 111 111 111 111 111 11 101 110111111 111 110110111 001 111 111 111 111 111 111 11101010111 1 1101 11111 11101011101 1 1101 11111 1 1010111 110111101 111 1 11111111111011 111 11 101 110111111 111 110110111 001 111 111 111 111 111 111 11 101 110111111 111 110110111 001 111 111 111 111 111 111 11 101 111110 11 101 111110 11 101 111110 111 111 111 111 111 111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 79
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words yes, and are repeated.

    The author used the same words all, hey 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 do is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word don't at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Hey You, On The Phone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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