Potless Wishes by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Potless Wishes that begins with:

Why aren't you enraged?
'About what? '...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X X XXbaX cXa XaXdXX e bcX f b eaXdXX c fX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,5,3,6,1,3,1,1,6,1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1011 01000100 100001 111111100 011101011 00110011010 0011101001001 110101 1110100 0101010 1 1100101011 110100101101 1111011010 10001111101010 11100111011101000 11010010101 11111010111010 11001101 1010001011010101 111 101011001010 110101010100010 11101 110111010 110 101000 1011111 101 10011 10110001101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, it, that are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Potless Wishes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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