Too Tested by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

A running from love done,
Doesn't stop it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCABB DEbfb DEggdg ABCABB Xfg hbbACGACG hHGXhHG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,6,3,9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011 1010 101001 010011 10110 1010101 11101 110 11011001 001001 0010 11101 110 01110111 010101101 101 01 010011 1010 101001 010011 10110 1010101 1101001 1100 1110 10101 00101001 0110 0111101 00 110 0111101 00 110 10001001 01 110 010001001 01 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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 author used the same word those at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word tested 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 Too Tested;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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