Mama's Boy by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Mama's Boy that begins with:

Who held me responsible,
and accountable for my actions? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaBacXXBddXXXXcaccdXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110100 101001110 110 1111011 001011111 10110 10111101 110 1110111101 11011 11111010 101111111 11111 1010011 1100111 0101010 011101001101 111110101 11111101101 11110101 11011001 1011 101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 697
  • Average number of words per stanza: 139
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; my, i, to, me are repeated.

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

  • summary of Mama's Boy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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