Sugar Coating The Wholesomeness Of It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sugar Coating The Wholesomeness Of It that begins with:

How can anyone look at a tree...
And not notice the leaves on it? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab C XXCcc c Xa XXdb addXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,5,1,2,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001101 11100110 01 11111010 0101001 01 1010110001010 1010110100 1101 101 010011 0101010110111 11010100110010101 00010110101000100 1101011110110100 101 10110100 01100110 100010101100 011010010000 1001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

    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; and is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Sugar Coating The Wholesomeness Of It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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