Better Qualified by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Better Qualified that begins with:

It should matter not where one lives.
Or find a peace within them that stays, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabXa aXaacd bd babX d X c XX ebb deXaX e X Xe X ffbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,2,4,1,1,1,2,3,5,1,1,2,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01101111 110101011 01000100001001 110101 01010100001001 1110010001010 1100101100110 1001010001 00110101101 0101010101001 011010110101 011100111 11110001 0010001001011 1011111001 11101001001010 01101110101 01010101001010 11110010 1110111110011 111 1010010 01010001011010 1 11 01 1101 110011010 01010010 001101110111 00100101011100 000101110101 1000111 11110101 11000101010101 11000 11001111011 101 010001110 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Better Qualified;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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