Stop Teasing Them by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Stop Teasing Them that begins with:

Stop teasing them.
These folks aren't about to end their sins! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXdaXab X XXdbXXX XdcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,1,7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100 1110010111 1110 1100110 01101101 01110 11100 10101 11110 111100 110111 1 110 101 101010 1101 00110110100 1010101 1 1110 1111110 111101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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.

    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; again, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Stop Teasing Them;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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