Don'T You Find Yourself In An Odd Position? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Don'T You Find Yourself In An Odd Position? that begins with:

Don't you find yourself in an odd position?
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: A bCDED faXgX A bCDED XhcidhiXfgXAeh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,1,5,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110011010 010 01001 111001 11001101 01100 11110101001 1001111010 01110110111 11001101 11101011101 11110011010 010 01001 111001 11001101 01100 111011110 11001010 11 1 1111 10111110 11110 11111 0010010100 101 11110011010 01 1110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; to, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Don'T You Find Yourself In An Odd Position?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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