This is an analysis of the poem Too Tough that begins with:
You keep it too rough.
Could you soften up your feelings for me? ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abAcdb DEDEDCE DEDEDC FBFbF DEDEDCE bgg fFBFbF DEDEDCE HFAHA HFAHA HFAHAXHF
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,6,5,7,3,6,7,5,5,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011 1110111011 10111 111101 1001 011101 11 010 11 010 11 01011 00 11 010 11 010 11 01011 01110101 101001 1110101 1101101 1110001 11 010 11 010 11 01011 00 1101 11 11010111 1111 01110101 101001 1110101 1101101 1110001 11 010 11 010 11 01011 00 11 11 10111 1111111 10111 11 11 10111 1111111 10111 11 11 10111 1111111 10111 11 11
- Amount of stanzas: 12
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 64
- Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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; you, not are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word not is repeated.
The author used the same words i, my at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word tough at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of You Provided That Inspiration
- Analysis of Stranger
- Analysis of When An Unquestioned Exit Is Best
