Nod, Stare And Sit...That's It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Nod, Stare And Sit...That's It that begins with:

When people are wrapped up in themselves,
Listen to their conversations....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aab XaXXc bdbaX X ecXX fXX Xafecddcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,5,1,4,3,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111001 10011010 1001101010 111101100101 0101010 0 10110110011 110100100 100110101 10010100 110001001001 111110100101 1111000101 1110 10 01 1101110 1101010101 101 1111110011 1101101111 11011 1101101 0100101 11010 0110101101 101000011 100010 11011010111 1111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

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  • summary of Nod, Stare And Sit...That's It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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