Too Real by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Too Real that begins with:

While you were away,
It was difficult to stay completely without you......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXcdD AdeXed dXedbedccXAbDbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 0110001010011 1111101 1100111011 111001010 1001110010001 11001 01100111010 1110001 01 1000100101100 1010001 1 1101001110 00101011 1 11111 11101100101 1 10001 1 11001 11 1001110010001 1 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; you, to, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word while 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 Too Real;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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