Putting The 'Who' In You by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Putting The 'Who' In You that begins with:

Removing the 'I don't know'...
And putting the 'who' in 'you', ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXbcXbXcXcaXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100111 1100101 10100101010 11 0100101 0011010000 1010101 10100101110 1111010111 011011101 0011000010100001 1010111010 1110110 11001 101110101 110100101 01111010010 110011 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 634
  • Average number of words per stanza: 101
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; you is repeated.

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  • summary of Putting The 'Who' In You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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