You Were Raised Like That by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You Were Raised Like That that begins with:

I hope you're not thinking,
I'm exploring my aggression....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbaa bXcc XbXdd dXdXcDXccccDc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,5,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 00101010 0101 1011011 101011010 0101101010 1100010101 1101001010 11000101111 01001001010 111110010111 110010101010 1011101111 1110011101101 01010111101 111111010 111110101 010110 11011011001 01010101 0110111 10111 10101011 10111101 11010010110111 0110111 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; i, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of You Were Raised Like That;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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