New Attitude by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem New Attitude that begins with:

I refuse to be a choosey loser.
Confused by a weakness, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC dAXX XXdDEC ABC DEC cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,6,3,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010001010 011010 110111 1 1010001010 10110101 01010001 11001101 1101001111 11000101 11011011011 001010010 01111101 1010001010 011010 110111 11011011011 001010010 01111101 111111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, be, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i 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 New Attitude;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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