You Were The First That I Wanted by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You Were The First That I Wanted that begins with:

Mommy,
I don't like the way that man is looking at us....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX aX Xa X a bX XXa aXcX c X a XaX bbd bbXbbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,1,1,2,3,4,1,1,1,3,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 111011101011 10110 1110 11111 10101110 110011010 11010110 11 011010 110111 1110 111110 110001010 1110010 110011110101 1101001010 1111 10111011 1111111010 11 1011011010 10011110 1 1 11 11101101101 111011101 1 1 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 50
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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 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.

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

  • summary of You Were The First That I Wanted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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