Your Tongue by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Your Tongue that begins with:

I wish I could sit upon your tongue,
And saddle it to ride......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXcaX Xaadacdad XbXbbeedXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110111 110001 11111 01110100 1001001010 1101110 101010111 11011001101 111001 00101111 1100101110 1111010 0010 11111 10110 1110111100 111011111 1111111101 111110101000 1111100101 11111101 11111 11001 110101 011110101 101101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 288
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, you are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Your Tongue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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