You Would Do Anything by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You Would Do Anything that begins with:

Excuses,
Have been allowed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXddded feXgdffX ece gfebhaahaffi haXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,3,12,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 1001 0011 0110 1111 10001 11010001 1011 00111 1110 011 0110111100 011001 01010 1101 110101 11 1101101 1101 0111 111101 1100 101001 1101001 101101 0111 1110001 00110 0011011 01010110001 0111 110010 11101001 001001010 1111010 0010101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of You Would Do Anything;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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