Something You'Ve Done by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Something You'Ve Done that begins with:

You know what you are.
Did my validation, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcXdXebdXdacfbgfeehfefXddhddXbdgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 35,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 011010 01110 011001 01101011 1100101011 1101101 111001001 001010010 101110101 1100010 101001 111111 01000111111 1100100110 01010111100 1011111101 001010100110 101011 110101 11110100101 1110110 1010100011 0101001110 11 11111110111 11111 110011101 1111111 1110101110 00110 11101101 0110011101 0111110101 1111101110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 213
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, what are repeated.

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

  • summary of Something You'Ve Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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