When The Pressure Is On by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem When The Pressure Is On that begins with:

Skipping over a nipping of it,
And......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCbDDC EFBBBB GaGcc EFBBBB AbCbDDCCCbH EFBBBBbDDCCCbHIHbHIH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,5,6,11,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001000 1 11001101 1 1000101 011001 00010 10110101 001011010 010011010 110001010 1101111 010110 101001 10111 101001 101011 0100011101 10110101 001011010 010011010 110001010 1101111 010110 101001000 1 11001101 1 1000101 011001 00010 01010 010100 1 111 10110101 001011010 010011010 110001010 1101111 010110 1 1000101 011001 00010 01010 010100 1 111 00 111 1 111 00 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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

  • summary of When The Pressure Is On;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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