Kielbasa by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Kielbasa that begins with:

No,
I'm not Polish....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXXbcda efgghficj eegjhgejie ibX XdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,10,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 0110 11100 01010 010110 111 11100 111101001 101001101001 110101 11101101 1101 1101111 111101110 01101110 01010101 101101101 1111010 1010011 11010010011 101 101100010 10101011110 11 11 101010100010 1111 011111011001 10011000011101 1101 10101111011000 100 10001010001010 10000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; 1, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word 1 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Kielbasa;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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