If You Feed It Good by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem If You Feed It Good that begins with:

If you feed it good...
It stays fresh....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCdaABCCdABCC eXXeeX a XABCCdABCCdaBCC XfXXX ffaca cABCCdABCCcABCC AAAAAAAAXdABCCaAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,6,1,15,5,5,15,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01100 011 0101 111 1 1 01100 011 0101 111 1 100 1011 0101 111 011011101 01001 11101 11011 11 1111 111010 1 01100 011 0101 111 1 100 011 0101 111 1 1100 1011 0101 111 1111 001101 011100 111101 01 111001 1000111 0001 1111 001 1 01100 011 0101 111 1 1010 011 0101 111 1 100 1011 0101 111 11011 110110 101 100 11011 110110 101 100 1 1010 011 0101 111 1 11011 110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 78
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; it is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word good 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 If You Feed It Good;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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