You Know How They Are? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You Know How They Are? that begins with:

You know how they are...
Loud and boisterous....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcX dee fgcgebcef A XdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,9,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 11100 101010100 1010111100 001000100 0101011100 010010001 110111101 1010101101 110010 11010011 1 10110001101 10110010001010 10100011 1 11111 111 111101100 010111 1001001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; they is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of You Know How They Are?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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