Who Knew? Did You? Oh...Of Course Not! by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Who Knew? Did You? Oh...Of Course Not! that begins with:

I can understand you wish not to see,
My efforts gleam and shine....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdcXa bbXXcdabXcccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111101 110111 111011 111 01110 1001010101 11101 11 101111011 101101001 00110010 1110111 1 11010111010 1111010 10111 11 01 1 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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 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; i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Who Knew? Did You? Oh...Of Course Not!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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