Sucking Tongues And Pouting Lips by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sucking Tongues And Pouting Lips that begins with:

All day long,
There is a playing of catch up....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC DEE FGF DEXeX ABC DEE FGF DEXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,5,3,3,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 10010011 110010 1111111 001 01000111 1011101 1110 101010 1001110010 11100001 1011000 01111 11011 111 10010011 110010 1111111 001 01000111 1011101 1110 101010 1001110010 11100001 110 00
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; all is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, they are repeated.

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

  • summary of Sucking Tongues And Pouting Lips;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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