This is an analysis of the poem It's All Done For Laughs that begins with:
Oh...
I misunderstood....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaXXbcdcabbdXaXefe eX fffXf XX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,2,5,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 11001 1110101111110 1111 101010001 1110101 1101011 01111 11001 111010 11111 1101100011 11000 11001010010100 01100111010 1101011001011 0110010011001 1110010 01111 111110 0111111 1 1 1110011 1100101101 1 101010010 1011001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- 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:
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; hurt is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and, hurt are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines hurt is repeated).
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase hurt connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of It's All Done For Laughs;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of I'Ve Lived With It Too Long
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- Analysis of Those Who Sympathize Do Not Pretend
