Tell Me Now by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Tell Me Now that begins with:

Is my,
Loving you unreasonable? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACABDC aBaCaBdC DedXdeXXd ABDACDABDDCfXDFDbDFDDCDbDCDCDC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,9,30,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 1010100 11 10101 11 01000100 11 11111 101 1010100 111 10101 111 01000100 111 11111 111 01100010 11111 1110101 101111 11111010 1111 001011101 011101 01 1010100 111 11 10101 111 11 01000100 111 11 11111 1111001 111 1111001 111 011010100 111 1111001 111 11 11111 111 111110100 111 1111111 111 1111111 111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; you is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word much at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Tell Me Now;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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