Delighted To Share by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Delighted To Share that begins with:

What's that smell?
It's delicious....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaX XbXc XXX c dXecaXfX c XfdeX c XGbgbec dGXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,3,1,8,1,5,1,7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 0010 100110 1 111001 1100110 11011 11110 10001 10011011 1 111001100 11001 1 11011 11010101 1101001 11111001010 11001 1101111101 1 1101011100 111 11111 101000101 111110011 1 110 1001001 11010100 1101101 1 1001 1011 110 101011 010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

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

  • summary of Delighted To Share;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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