Simply Put by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Simply Put that begins with:

Simply put...
She is running, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbcd bac dXee Afc XfXghaa ige XihffdfXAga
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,4,3,7,3,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1010 10100110100100 111101100 11 110010 1001 110010010 1111011010 001010100 00101010101010 00100010100010100010 101 10110101 00101110110 1 0010 1101 0101000101 110111 111001010010 10010001011101001 1110 10101101 010110101010 100101111 1011010010011 101001111 1110010001 101000010001 10110110 1010 101 11010010 1110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of Simply Put;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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