Like The Rest Of Us by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Like The Rest Of Us that begins with:

Being introduced,
Is similar to a new flavor tasted....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXC dcXccXcc XABXC dee ddffX ggbe XaXgedhfbX hXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,5,3,5,4,10,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 01000011010 10110 11110010 11110110010 10010011010 1011010000 1101101111 0011001 11100101001 101 1010010 110 10101 01000011010 10110 11110010 010101001110 11001111101 0100110110010 101011101101 1011001011 110 11101 1 010 1010 010101010 10101 1 11110011 111001 10 1 110101101001010 11110 110100 1111 10101111 1 010010011011 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; they is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Like The Rest Of Us;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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