Okay. Three Weeks. But That's It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Okay. Three Weeks. But That's It that begins with:

There are easier ways to get attention,
If this is what one intends....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddcXXaeeeefdc XX XaeX X XcacbXf X eXXcf cX Xcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,2,4,1,7,1,5,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101010 0001101 010101001 1101000100 0101011100 101010010100 101000001 1001001001100 100101001 111110001 1110001000101 1 10001001 111101010001 0110100111000 11000111001 1010001 00110100100111000 1 1111 11001101010 11101001 1001 1 1101100 10110101110 101010 0101001 01001 001110100 1111011 101 1 1111 01111011110 1101111010 11 10 11 11 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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, be, you are repeated.

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  • summary of Okay. Three Weeks. But That's It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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