Living Within Reduced Means by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Living Within Reduced Means that begins with:

Variety may be the spice of life...
For those who can choose, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcdde faXca agfacXb XaabeaXc gdaagXggfeba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,7,8,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100100101 11111 1011 01111 00111 100111 0011010 1011010010100 1010111 101010100 1110 101111 1001011 0001001101101 111100010100 011 110011 1010111010 1110011 11011 100101101 11011111 01 1010001010 10110100 100100110 1101111 11101101010 01100101 011101 1010010 0010111 1101110 101001010 10100 010101010 1010111 01010001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of Living Within Reduced Means;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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