This is an analysis of the poem To Pee And Review that begins with:

On the surface,
We are close! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aabBcade fBfBgB dhdbhhididXXc XXdXcg X dXXdage
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,13,6,1,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 111 110 100100 110 01010 110010101 0100111 10 100100 10 100100 10110001010 100100 1011101 111010010101 0101111 1111101111100 11101 11111 010111101 11101 11111 01 11110010110 100001010 1110010 11 11001110010 0111 11110 1010110 00100100110 111111 1111 1110010110000 101 1110101 11101101110101 010001010010010 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

    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; i, we are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of To Pee And Review;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar