I'Ve Just Started by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I'Ve Just Started that begins with:

I am flattered,
But not yet sold....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABA XcXc Xcdd AABA XeeX aXabdca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 1111 11101 11111 11101 11111 01000101 11110111 100011 1011100 0101 11011 1110 1111 11101 11111 111 011 001010 1011010 11101010101 111111 10111111 0101000100 010110 10100 11111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of I'Ve Just Started;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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