I Have My Opinions Too by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Have My Opinions Too that begins with:

You want to...
Prove to others I am wrong....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbabXaA AacaccXddba cXXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1010111 1110 1111101 111001 11 1110101 110 1010111 11 1110 11001 101 001 1101 1111 0100110 1011 010111 10101 01111101 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word you 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 fool is repeated).

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

  • summary of I Have My Opinions Too;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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