Some Get Erotic by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Some Get Erotic that begins with:

Some get erotic,
When the bottom drops......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABB cb ABB AC CCCc CCCDEfEC ABB AC CCCDEfEC EfEC ABACfXfC fXfCABB ACBB ACBBXBBBBBB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,3,2,4,8,3,2,8,4,8,7,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 10101 11101 1111101 01010 11010 10101 11101 1111001 111101 1111 10101011 1111 10101111 1111 10101011 1111 01010001 1110 1010 1110 11 11010 10101 11101 1111001 111101 1111 10101011 1111 01010001 1110 1010 1110 11 1110 1010 1110 11 11010 10101 1111001 111101 11010 1110 1010 11 1010 1110 1010 11 11010 10101 10111 11010 1110101011 1101010101 10111 11010 1110101011 1101010101 10111 1101010101 10111 1101010101 10111 1101010101 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; they, and are repeated.

    The author used the same words and, some at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same words locked, stops at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Some Get Erotic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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