I Hope You Get The Hint? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Hope You Get The Hint? that begins with:

From whatever angle you choose to look.
From whatever glance you make......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbcXX c bdebdcae XbeX XXc X dXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,1,8,4,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101101 0110111 00100101 10010101 0110010 110010100 0011001111 0111100101 111101 010011101 0010101001 1 11011101111 1 1101111 11011101 111110010100 1 111011001001010 111010 11111 1 1 1 1011100010 1 101010101 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; to is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of I Hope You Get The Hint?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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