That's It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem That's It that begins with:

If you want a life that's free,
Of 'sssshhh'......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXB XB B bXc XXcc AXBb XBXB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,1,3,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110111 01 10010 0110101 11010 10 111010 111101 01101011100 1110100 111110 1111101 11 0110111 01 10010 111 10110101 11010 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 59
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, it are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words if, keep at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word it 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 That's It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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