'Say Manure! That Will Stick! ' by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem 'Say Manure! That Will Stick! ' that begins with:

They are killing the police,
Over dog urinations....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcc adceafc ff addgbge Xaddd X aAaae XX d AfaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,2,7,5,1,5,2,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001 1011000 100101010 001010 1110011010 1010100 1100101 00101100 1010111001 110110110 1011 00101011 11 01 11011 1 111 1010101 101010 101110010101 01010101001 0101111 00100010 101011 1010100010 0111010 110100101001 010011001 11111001110 01010010 0 010011 101 1011 1111 11111001110 0101001 010001 00110101000 101001000100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

  • summary of 'Say Manure! That Will Stick! ';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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