This is an analysis of the poem Side Effects that begins with:
Doesn't it seem as if another cure has been discovered,
For an ailment you didn't know existed......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabcda efcXae baX Xgbeaffhghh XXX b beX dX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,3,11,3,1,3,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100110010110010 11101101010 111101 11011 10110110100 01111 1101110 01101 110001010011 1100110 101 1010 1000 1011 11010101 11000110001 1100101001001101 10101001001 0111001100010 1011011001 10011110010 010010010 01101001 11101010101 0010100100 101010100 111100101 1011 01111111 1111001 1101 110010010 1001100101101 1 1
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 35
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, and, to are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Side Effects;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of We Still May Have A Chance
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