Why You So Dramatic? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Why You So Dramatic? that begins with:

You could have said goodbye.
But 'no'! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabcXbdefgXehXia dXfgXX hebii X igcX icXXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,6,5,1,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 11 1101010 1100111 0101101 11001101 010101 110011101010 0111101 011101111 111110 111100101 1010 11011111 100010110 01100 1101101010 110 1111001 1010 1101011 1 1110101 0001 1111110 1011 110 11010110 10101 11111011 1111110101 11010100100 111111101 1000011001 100101110 10101001010100 10101110100 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Why You So Dramatic?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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