Interview With A Crook by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Interview With A Crook that begins with:

I stole it
I got it...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa XXXaXXXX aba bXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 110 1010 1111101110 11110111 1 1111011110 111 111011100 1 01010 10 01 11 101100 1011101 0011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (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 i is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

  • summary of Interview With A Crook;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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