Seen More In One Week by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Seen More In One Week that begins with:

For someone who claims to enjoy his privacy,
He has been seen more in one week......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdd ceefb edecgXhXd Xa afigfd hih bX g dX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,9,2,6,3,2,1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110010100 11011011 11000101010 10100 001010100 1000100010 110101010 0100101010 0111 101001 111110 01101010 01101010 1010101 100101011 00101110 101010001 1010101010 101000011100 11 1100010010100 0110010100 110101100 1001000111 11110010 0100100010 111 0111 1110010101 111100111 10100101 0111 111001001101 111001001001 11010101011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Seen More In One Week;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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