This is an analysis of the poem Heat Dispensed that begins with:
We all are pawns to planned speeches and day old bread.
It's stale no matter how it's nibbled......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaXXbXacXbXaadadaacaXcXaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101101111 011101010 10101 11011001000 00010100111101 1101111 1001 01000100 1100110001000100 010100 01010 01001011011 101001 010101010 0010111101 101011110101 001000101011101 1111001 001011001 0011000101 111101010 0111110110100 101010101 1100011111101 01010101010 010001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 998
- Average number of words per stanza: 160
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it's is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Heat Dispensed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of On The Verge
- Analysis of Killing Themselves
- Analysis of They Let Fatigue That Bled Defeating Go
