You Want To Do What You Want To Do by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You Want To Do What You Want To Do that begins with:

You want to do what you want to do,
With flip lip and attitude....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB CC BB CA XX CA AAAAAA CA AAAAAA CA AB cC cAAAAAA CCCC AB CC BB CA AAAAAA CAXCA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,6,2,6,2,2,2,7,4,2,2,2,2,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111101 0111101 00111 00111101 1110101 1001111 00111 0011101 1011111 1011101 00111 1001111 1001 111 1001 111 1001 111 00111 1001111 1001 111 1001 111 1001 111 00111 1001111 110111101 0111101 001111 00111101 1 1001 111 1001 111 1001 111 00111 00111101 00111 00111101 110111101 0111101 00111 00111101 1110101 1001111 00111 0011101 1001 111 1001 111 1001 111 00111 1001111 00111 0011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 21
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 65
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • 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; you, to, with are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word with 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 Want To Do What You Want To Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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