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

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

I am not pretending anymore,
I do not care she pretends......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aba aaacd eXX efgX e XfX hXdheeec cggX ebcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,3,4,1,3,8,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010101 1111101 1111 011001101 1111 01010101 100010 10010001010 111011001 011 101001110 11111 11011011 11 11100110100101 11 110011000 1011 11001 1 101 110010 01101101 010011110 101001001 01100100110 01010 011110010 101 11 110101011 11101011 101101111 101 11111111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; not, i, i'm are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of That's It With That;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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