That's Too Spooky by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

Fearing to forget,
Treasured memories left......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaccadb eX a fXgaX ehgaXhfh XXadf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,2,1,5,8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001 101001 11111 1111000101 010011 0111011 010111 111 110110 111001 111110 110101 10100111 0010 11111110 1011101 11111 11001001 11111 11011010 11010 1110110 1111 00100101 11011 1110 0111100 1110111 10011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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:

    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; to is 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 Too Spooky;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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