Sold by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sold that begins with:

People who have made it a career,
Of labelling others with disgusting names......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcXXddc ecXcccXaad caeffX fec XX Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,6,3,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110001 01001000101 0010101100 0101101 01010101 1110111000 00101001001 111111011 0100010111 110001100101 0100111011001 1010111011010 11101010101 10010001 0111010 10011011000 00100101 0100110001011 010100011010 1011100 10100111 101110100001 011010111111 1011 111 11 1111101100 10110010101 10 010 111010 111011001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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, i, be are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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