Approve With Each Nibble As You Taste It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Approve With Each Nibble As You Taste It that begins with:

Never try to justify,
The kind of life......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC D ABC D eDeXde ABC D ABC D eDXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,1,3,1,6,3,1,3,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 0101 11 11000110 1010101 0101 11 11000110 1111111 11000110 111110111 111101111 001000110101 1000101001 1010101 0101 11 11000110 1010101 0101 11 11000110 1111101 11000110 111111001 01101110 0110
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 69
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

    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; you, and, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Approve With Each Nibble As You Taste It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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