Va Va Voom by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Va Va Voom that begins with:

Some men have shaven their heads full of hair.
To keep some thinking it's a style to shave them....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACB cXcdd AXBAXCB d XXCeCXCeC ABACB Xd XXCeCXCeCXCeCXCeCX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,1,9,5,2,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011101 01110001010 1101011101 11000101110 11 0111001111 100010111011 1100010101 111 001 1111011101 111 01110001010 1101011101 111 11000101110 11 001001 1 111 101 1 101 111 101 1 101 1111011101 01110001010 1101011101 11000101110 11 111111000111 10001 1111 111 101 1 101 111 101 1 101 111 101 1 101 111 101 1 101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; some, to, oh are repeated.

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

  • summary of Va Va Voom;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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