What About You? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem What About You? that begins with:

He does what he does
And in doing so......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX acaa cdecfXcfcbfebbad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 10101 1101 111111 1001110 1010110 1010111 110 101010 111001 110010 1011101 1101100 0100101 010010 111101111 11101 00100001 1011 1111 0111010 111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • 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; he, it, what are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word what is repeated.

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

  • summary of What About You?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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