You Live Here, Don'T You? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You Live Here, Don'T You? that begins with:

Well...
You didn't hear this from me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcc dXdeXfb caceX Xf X Xc XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,5,2,1,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1101001 11110111 11011 1 1101 111111 0011101011 11011 11101111 101 0100 111111 111111 1101 1 1111 1101101 111011 111111 1 1 11011010 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (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.

    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; you is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is 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 Live Here, Don'T You?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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