Benefits Intended Meant by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Benefits Intended Meant that begins with:

I had been wanting you to find me.
And when you did believing it easy, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdXedcXbdfGgGX AX gaaX AeX XXcddf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,2,4,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101011 1110010010 1010111101 110 1101001101 110110010101 001000 011101001 10111101 010001011110 110101001 111101 1011111111 01100010 111011011 01100010 01010111011 11 1 010001001 011010101 11 11110111101 11 1 1010 11 111101110101 0010 1 11100100010111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; you, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Benefits Intended Meant;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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