Why Not You Be My Boo Too? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Why Not You Be My Boo Too? that begins with:

You came my way,
And I loved it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAB BCd AEBAEB BCD BC BCbCbXfg BCD AEBAEB BfBCD GhbGHbGHXBCbeBC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,6,3,2,8,3,6,5,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1110 110101 1110 11 10111 010 1111 111 1110 110101 1001 1110 111 10111 010110 11 10111 101011 111 1110101 111 11100101 01010 10010 001001 111 10111 010110 1111 111 1110 110101 1001 1110 101011 1101010 111 10111 010110 00101010100 1111 11010 00101010100 00111 11110 00101010100 00111 111 10111 11010 0101 111 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, with are repeated.

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  • summary of Why Not You Be My Boo Too?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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