Mama Was Phenonmenal by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Mama Was Phenonmenal that begins with:

My mama was phenonmenal.
And even to this day......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAABC XdbX ceXaf XAABC bXebfd dgX X X X g X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,5,6,3,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011000 110001 110111101 01010110 0010 10110 110110 11101010 101101010111 111110 11010001 11110111 111001 1010101101 11011000 110001 110111101 01010110 0010 11010 0111 110001 10110110110 011101010101 11010011101 1000 0110 1011010100 101111011 1111101000101 111111 111101010010 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; i, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Mama Was Phenonmenal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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