Undo What's Done To Me by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Undo What's Done To Me that begins with:

The road is getting bumpy.
And I feel it on my back....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbX CdCA CeCF fcdCA GhIC CdCF XCFeCF beCFCd CjCFGhIC CKJCCACKJCCACFGCdG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,5,4,4,6,6,8,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 1110111 110101 0101101 11 110101 11 101100 111101 0101 0101010 11101 111 1 1101 11 101100 0101010 00111 1011110 0010011 11 111101 11 011101 101110111 11 011101 101010101001 11 011101 101111 111101 11 011101 11 0101101 111101 010111 0101010 11101 0101010 0011101 1011110 0010011 11 1110101 01010 11 1110101 001010 11 1110101 01010 11 1110101 001010 11 011101 1010 11 1010101 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 63
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Undo What's Done To Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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