Raise Your Arms Up by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Raise Your Arms Up that begins with:

Hey,
Let's strike a deal here! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBXabc cdeXeXeXaB faXfdX d XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,6,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11011 110001 1101011 1101111 011100 110110 10101101001 11 1111010100 0111111 11111 010011101 1 1111 11011 11111100010 01010011 11011111 11101101011 1101111 100100 110110010 10 1111110100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words you, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Raise Your Arms Up;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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