It Is A Leech by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem It Is A Leech that begins with:

A leech feeding,
Could care less off of what it feeds....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDBE eff ABCDBE CbXXbdXgC gbXXbXbXgXcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,6,9,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110 11110101 0001 100101011 011010 101010111 110001001010 01100011101 0010001101011 0110 11110101 0001 100101011 011010 101010111 0001 1110011100 00101010 10100100 1001010100 1000011100110011 1 001 0001 10 011011010 11100101 10101001 1101100 00110001011 110110010010 101010101 1001000010100111 01001 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, leech, it are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of It Is A Leech;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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