Stop! Rewind That Back by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Stop! Rewind That Back that begins with:

As difficult as it is,
For some decisions to be made......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcadaaaXeaf XXfXgahhXX fa d daXgb fXXfcXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,10,2,1,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100 11010001 0100001100 100100111010 11 110101101 1010101011 101010 0110111 010101100 1010100101010 0111100111 1 1011 0111 1111001001 10101010 01011 110101 11011011010 11101 1010101 11 101010010 11011 11 1001010 011 11111010 01010110010 1101100 11010011011 10010101 10100 010 1101011 100100 1111001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; that is repeated.

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

  • summary of Stop! Rewind That Back;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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