Only You Made Your Own Selections by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Only You Made Your Own Selections that begins with:

You don't like the way that was said?
Too tart....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbaXXb Xb Xbcbdd XdbXXccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101111 11 110 101 101 1110010010 1001010101 011101 010011 0110101 11111011001 111010001000 11 11010011100101 0111011101 1001011111 10110 101111010 11101101 11101001101 1 01 1011001 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; too is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word too is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Only You Made Your Own Selections;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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