My Worth I Already Know by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem My Worth I Already Know that begins with:

I am not one so quick
To pass my friendship around....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD ebdcbc dbX fG ABCD fG aXhX fGh cehe Xfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,3,2,4,2,4,3,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 0111001 1010010 0101 1111110100 101 0101 001 10101 10100 1101 10101 10010101 1 11 111111 0111001 1010010 0101 1 11 1101 01111 1001 101110 1 11 11 011000111 0111010 10101 00110 11 10101 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 69
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • 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.

    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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same words i, no 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 My Worth I Already Know;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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