How Deep In Debt Are You? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem How Deep In Debt Are You? that begins with:

And,
My love......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaXc dX eXfb XBXXfgXX de gbX cdgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,4,8,2,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11 1111 11111 110100 1111 100010100 1 10111101 101011 11110001 1 11 1110 01010 111100 00111010101 101000111010 100011111111 1001 110111 101010001010 111111 111010111 110 01001010 111110111111 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

    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; my, of, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of How Deep In Debt Are You?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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