Longevity by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

Your greed emptied your pockets.
Remember when you stood in my way......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXXacdc XXcabaX ebde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110 010111011 00110101 11010111 110 111 11101 10010010111 101 1101101 110100 11010001 101 111101 01111 1110100100 11 11011 1011010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, you are 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 Longevity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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