Now I Have My Eyes On Dinner by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Now I Have My Eyes On Dinner that begins with:

When I say I am seeking something substantial in my life?
Why does that make you laugh to see me at a flea market? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXX XX bcaad aX XcXXdd X XabX cX d aaXX e eX a X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,5,2,6,1,4,2,1,4,1,2,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111010010011 11111101110110 11101011010011000 1011001000 01111110101 1 1110011101101 11 1101110001001 111 1010001 11010 111001101110 11 11101100 101101101 0111101010 011110001 1 11111010 111110101 01101 0100110010 010110 01000100 1111 10100010111 1111110101 111111001011 11100111000110 11 10 11111111 1011 111111101 010 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 82
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • 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:

    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; to, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Now I Have My Eyes On Dinner;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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