Support Systems by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Support Systems that begins with:

If one's kept interests,
Is only their main concern......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcadaXaXac dX aXXc eX eadaaX XX da bXXXbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,2,4,2,6,2,2,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011100 0101101 010100010 0110010001 0010010010101 10101101 0011011100 1 10010011100 010 10100010 0001000111001 1101001 0111111000 111100100011 11110100 1101010 101000010100 110011 1111101001 1 10100010010 11100001 10100110 1011010101 0101001010100 1 11101010101 010001100101 01001001010 1111 1 0100101000 1110001 1001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

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

    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, what are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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