Sob Story by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sob Story that begins with:

Give me your poor.
Give me your self righteous....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABa abX cXc DecXX dbXc DfXX bgf ABgeXgcXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,5,4,4,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 111110 111 11 110 11010100110 11001101010 0011110 000110101 11 1111 01010000010 1110101 111001001 1 1101 11110001011 01101010101 11 1 11101111 0011100101 1 01111 111010110111 1111 111110 111101101 1111011001010 111011011 111110110101 110001 110 0010001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; give, me, your are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Sob Story;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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