Lips Of Greed by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Lips Of Greed that begins with:

I had no idea how thick their lips of greed were!
I just 'assumed' everyone was making a fashion statement....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa Xb b aX bXbb aXcX XXXXX XX Xc X db aXXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,1,2,4,4,5,2,2,1,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101111010 1110010111001010 1110 1101100111 111011010 1001 1111110101011 11 010111000101010 110 11110 11111001111 011110111 11010110101 11111000100 1 11100001100 1010111 01110101 0111101 1 1110110100 0101 10101 11111011010 1111110 0111011110 110010 11011101010 100 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

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

  • summary of Lips Of Greed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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