I'M Not Quite Feeling That One, Today by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I'M Not Quite Feeling That One, Today that begins with:

I had not always been one considered,
To make good decisions with a wisdom done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XbbXcXdd bX ecXa ddX eX XaXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,2,4,3,2,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101010 01001000101 1011001001 1000101101100 11010100101010 1110111101101 011 111011110110010 101111111110110 1101110010 00101111010111 110001 101010000 11010111010101000 11 11010110100 1110111000 00010011100101 11110100000110101 1010111101010 00100111 1 111010 10 01000101 101100010 1101 110 011101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; i, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of I'M Not Quite Feeling That One, Today;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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