Only The Rich by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Only The Rich that begins with:

Only the rich,
Can afford and decide......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdefaX XXcddec X efXedXeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,1,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 101101 011100001 10010110 1000001 1101001 10110010001 100111 0101010101 100111 101001010 1101110111000 011110100 01001010 0010010101 110101010 1101001110 11 111111 00010001101 1110111 01011110101 1011111111 10011110110 1010010 01001101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word only 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 Only The Rich;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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