This Show Is Over by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem This Show Is Over that begins with:

STOP!
What are you doing over there? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bX bb cbXaXdX eXbe XXe ffefebg XdffgXgX cfgbg XfXfX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,7,4,3,7,8,5,5,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11110101 10101 11 111111001 10111 11 011101 1 110011100011 10100010111 110111 10101 001101 111101 1101 10111101 111101010 101100110 1011100101 101111 01101111 1101111 111110101 10101110 1101001 1101000101 1111011 1 00011 100110111101 1010101 10100010 111101 01001 1111 1110111 11110001010 11100000 101010 1 11 11011 100101 01010 1110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

  • summary of This Show Is Over;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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