They Want You To Pay Them Attention by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem They Want You To Pay Them Attention that begins with:

Why aren't you paying them any attention?
'Who? '...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX XaB XXcbd XebaedX bX XcXXeeB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,5,7,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110010010 11 010101 11 1 111010010 111011 1 001111101 1 111101001 1111010 1 11 1 10110110010 110001 0011100 10111010001 111 010101110010 1 1001001110 011101 111 1110110111 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

    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; i, it are repeated.

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

  • summary of They Want You To Pay Them Attention;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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