Like You I Am A Human Too by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Like You I Am A Human Too that begins with:

I've made it clear I do not fear,
Obstacles appearing to be near....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABC CCDD bbee cd AABC CCDDXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,4,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 100010001 111101010010 00101010 1110101 0010111 101010101 111110101 11111110 00101110 1110111 01110001 101111 110101010111 11011111 100010001 111101010010 00101010 1110101 0010111 101010101 111110101 11111 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; i is repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 Like You I Am A Human Too;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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