Tired Groove by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Tired Groove that begins with:

I relate to your philosophies.
There is not need to rehash them....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcaaad AaXee dbeXa AfcXggXff c XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,5,9,1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010100 10110010 101 11010111010 0110101111 00110 10100111 101010100 110100111 110111100101 0101 10101001001111 10100100110101 1111010111 101110000111 110111010 110110101 101010100 110001001101 10111001 111010010 1110101001 01010111101 001101 11111011101 010 1110001 110 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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, and, we, have are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Tired Groove;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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