Through Crooked Teeth by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Through Crooked Teeth that begins with:

Some will shift their pity,
To replace it with a guilt....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCDeEF fcXXeEF eXXXbggcfC AbCDbXfC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,10,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110 0010001 101101010 001100 101 11 01 101010 0010100 1010010 001111 001 11 01 100101 0111011 11 1101 11 010100 1101010 01 1011 01 101110 001001 101101010 001100 1 0110010 11101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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 and is repeated.

    The author used the same word some at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same words hide, lies 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 Through Crooked Teeth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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