Not Into It Like That by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Not Into It Like That that begins with:

What makes anyone believe,
The words poets decide to select and pick......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbc XXcdbd dXaX XXXdX dXcbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,4,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001 01100100111 011010110010 1 01 11110101 11101 100101011010 1101001110001 110111010 001111010101001 11110111110001 11111 111111 11101 110110111 1110010010110100 111101001 1001010110010010101 10001010 0100011 0100100010010 101010001010 011000011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; you, and are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word that at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Not Into It Like That;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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