Compensated Enough by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Compensated Enough that begins with:

Expressing an attitude towards me,
Because my needs were then tolerated....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXb cXda XeeXdfcb Xdfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101011 0111011010 1111010001 101100011100 1111 1101001 0110101 110 111100 01100010 110111 10110101111 1011101 010011 11110 00111100 111010010 110011101 01110010011 111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; she is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Compensated Enough;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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