Let's Negotiate by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Let's Negotiate that begins with:

What will you do?
And most importantly, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXabXccadc AbdbXbXbaa X eX bbXcXabX XX Xaeaaec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,1,2,8,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 110100 1011 11101011001 0101011010 01101 00101 11 1001110 11011 1011 111101 11010110 0101 1110111 01 110111 0111 11001 11100101 1101 111 1011101 1001111 0100101000011 10110101111 11111111 110 1011111 1101 110 1 11110001 1001 110101111 1101001 1111111 1 10101 111111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Let's Negotiate;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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