Some People Live To Test by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Some People Live To Test that begins with:

Keep it cool if you choose to.
With that cool in you used....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCA ABCA BDED XXde BDED ABCA D BDED D ABCAXD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,1,4,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110 011011 110101 010101 1010110 011011 110101 010101 0100110 00101 11100111 011101 010001010 1111101 111110111 110111 0100110 00101 11100111 011101 1010110 011011 110101 010101 110101 0100110 00101 11100111 011101 110101 1010110 011011 110101 010101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; you, to are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word you at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Some People Live To Test;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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