That, I Do Know by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem That, I Do Know that begins with:

You see this?
I've been doing it, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXebf ghaeiXa Xjfbaib XidXaabbhfX gfjXgX fbX agicbeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,7,11,6,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 10100 1011 10 101001 01110 010110100 111111 1 11101110 11101110101 011010101 1 110110011010 1110101001 011101 1010111100 1110011 101001110 10101110 11111110 0010 11110101 00111 1110101 1011 0001010010 01101100 1010100100100 11111111 11011110 1010101 1011111 1 1110101 0100 1111111 111111101 011 1111101 110110111010 10010 010110 111 000101101 000100100101 1 011101010100 01000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; i, to, uh are repeated.

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

  • summary of That, I Do Know;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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