Persistent With Your Insistence by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Persistent With Your Insistence that begins with:

Okay!
So I have been, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdc bceaX eXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1110 01001010 10100 001111010 00 1110 010 010100110100 111 11100100 111101010100 011100111 11011010 10110111 11010111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; 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 Persistent With Your Insistence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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