Social Data by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Social Data that begins with:

See you later,
I'm not into that data....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCCdE acfc GHGCIX aBCCdE GHGCIXXGbcifc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 0100110 110101 010001 1 111 11110 010101 110101 110101 111 01010101101 111 01010101001 0101010 110100 101110 0100110 110101 010001 1 111 111 01010101101 111 01010101001 0101010 110100 111 01010 0101 1111010 10 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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 could 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 Social Data;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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