Stingy by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

Until I feel the chemistry.
And there is a tingling, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDAE ffffXb ga ABCDAEbhXbhX XXfgabgXaeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,2,12,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110100 1100100 1111 110101 0100110 011 11011111 01011101 01000100110 10110101 1110010 0111110101 10101 1101100 01110100 1100100 1111 110101 0100110 011 10 1101010 1110111 10 1010111 101011100 111 110111 1011010 111 10110100100 001100010 1101001001 1010100 101 11110110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; to is 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 Stingy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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