Looking For Romance by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Looking For Romance that begins with:

I can not say,
My fantasies are yours....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbc cdebecfe afegg Xhdghh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 110011 1010100 1010 11101 11110 01010 111 11001 1101101 111101101 1010110100 1011111 1 11010 00100101 11001010101 101111100100010 010111 0101111 010110 1111110101 010101 1011110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

    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.

    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; for is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Looking For Romance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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