Soon After We Did It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Soon After We Did It that begins with:

You took your magic away.
So how can I stay, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAB CCCcX AAB DECF gXgd AAB DECFCCCcbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,3,4,4,3,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 11111 01001 1111111 01111 110100 111001 011010100 1111001 11111 01001 0101101 11010 0111010 0011111 11111111 011111 11 1101 1111001 11111 01001 0101101 11010 0111010 0011111 1111111 01111 110100 11 010111 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Soon After We Did It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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