U Rock by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem U Rock that begins with:

U rock!
U came piercing the atmosphere, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbbXc cdXbeXe AXXXdedXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11100101 0010011011 101 1 11111111 111011111 1111111 10110 10110011 01111 11011 111100 11 10100101 011001011 11111 1001101 011111101 1111 11110101010 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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 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; my, u are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words u, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of U Rock;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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