This is an analysis of the poem People Today Misunderstand that begins with:
If it appears I could care less,
About the things you say......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbacdXXbXdc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 00011111 010111 10101 1101101111 110 1111011 11101011001011 1001100111 11101011 10101 1111111 110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 347
- Average number of words per stanza: 67
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of People Today Misunderstand;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of Vast Improvement
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- Analysis of Lifted From Descriptive Restrictions
