Analysis of No Blank Degree
Go to school,
and load your gun
The man is coming
the cradle shunned
Do your homework,
obey the rules
The exam’s been written
that dunce a fool
Go to school,
and stack the deck
Each grade a face card
full house respect
Dot your I’s,
and cross your T’s
Your promise written
—no blank degree
(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2018)
| Scheme | Ab xx xx ba Ax xx xx bx x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 0111 01110 0101 111 0101 001110 1101 111 0101 11011 1101 111 01111 11010 1101 0100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 334 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 28 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
Font size:
22 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"No Blank Degree" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/47270/no-blank-degree>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Kurt Philip Behm poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In