Stuck With Mixed Emotions by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Stuck With Mixed Emotions that begins with:

You've got me,
Locked....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaBCde abXb ABCaE FDFG FDbHX ABCaE FDFGFDbHX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,5,4,5,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1 1111 11110101 1111 1001 111 1101 111001010 01010101 1111 1111 11110101 1 111101 11101 111101010 11101 1110111 11101 111101010 1 110101 101101000 1111 1111 11110101 1 111101 11101 111101010 11101 1110111 11101 111101010 1 110101 101101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you've, got, i are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word what at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Stuck With Mixed Emotions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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