You Are My Boo...Boo! by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You Are My Boo...Boo! that begins with:

You may never know
That I am troubled too. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa bcbc dXdX XaXaabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 111101 111011 111 1110111 1101 11101 111101 11101 1111111 111011 10011 11101 011111 10111 111101 11111 111001 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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.

    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; my, you are repeated.

    The author used the same word you 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 You Are My Boo...Boo!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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