It Shouldn'T Amaze, Phase Or Daze One Bit by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem It Shouldn'T Amaze, Phase Or Daze One Bit that begins with:

It shouldn't amaze, phase or daze one bit,
That those who create evil images......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBBA ABCXacX ABCBBAaXAba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100111111 1110110100 101010101 1101100110 101001 1111010101 0100111111 1110110100 101010101 111001 010101 1011101 000100010101 0100111111 1110110100 101010101 1101100110 101001 1111010101 101101001 0100111111 10101 1100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; and is repeated.

    The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of It Shouldn'T Amaze, Phase Or Daze One Bit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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