Laugh If You Want To by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Laugh If You Want To that begins with:

I don't care what that outside looks like.
Or that picture painted they want you to believe....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcda eefdb XfgXchaafXhhhgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111111111 111010111001 10101001 10 111 1100111 10011000111001 0111010011 1010111100111 11111011 110100010101 01011101000111 111 110110111 11010101 111011110 01001 01111101 0001010011101 101101 1101111001 10110 1010111101 101100 11101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; you, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Laugh If You Want To;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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