This is an analysis of the poem Where Is Your Evidence? that begins with:
Why are you slapping me around like this?
'I want to ensure you are awake.'...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a X bc XdXXXeX cdXcfa dXafgbXge aXX X X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,7,6,9,3,1,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111010110 1100111100 11101001 011101 1 11101 11010001010 101110111 01101011011 11110010 1011101001 1100111 1100 11 1101 1 101110 11 111111101000 1110100010 111011 01010 1111 00101000101 1010 100110010 101100 101 1111010001001 10 10
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 31
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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; you, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Where Is Your Evidence?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of How Often Do You Bat Your Eyes?
- Analysis of Defeating...That Beast
- Analysis of Now Get Out Of My Face
