So Good For You by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem So Good For You that begins with:

Good For You.
You've cast your fears away....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBABABcDE FAAdFAA aBABABcDE aXAcAdafa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 111101 1011 10100101 1011 1110111 1 11010 111101 1111010 1101 11010111 1 1111010 1101 11010111 1011 111101 1011 10100101 1011 1110111 1 11010 111101 011 111011 1011 110011 1011 1111101 0 101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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, and are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

  • summary of So Good For You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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