Kids Playing In The Box by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Kids Playing In The Box that begins with:

It's okay, honey.
It's just a small bruise....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdefXbdgXe XfX b hg ihhgh X iX X cfdbic XeiX ibbaecAXgeXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,3,1,2,5,1,2,1,6,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110 01011 1100101101 110 1 111111001 01001 1110110101 010 11010110 100111111 0111 1 110100 0101 101011110111 11111110 01001 11 11111 110010011 11010100 11111001 1111101001 1111110100 1110010001 10101 01 10110010 101010 010111 1011110111 10111000 1 110101 010111101010 11001011011 1011110 1011 10101110 111110 11011111 011 01110 010101 01010110001 11011111 0110010 111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words it's, you, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Kids Playing In The Box;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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