To Objectify As A Way Of Life by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Objectify As A Way Of Life that begins with:

What the younger generation,
Has been taught to believe as reality......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbcccccXbX ddbeXaXcdX X efX X f eXXbcX cXe X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,10,1,3,1,1,6,3,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 10100110100 010001010101 001011001 010110111 0101011000011 11001000001 110111001 110101111001 11011101 001000101101 10111001000 0111011011 1001010010001 100010111010 10101000100111 111101 10101010 000100110101000 101001101001 11111 111111010111 1101001 1101 1111 110101010 1101 11001 1101010 111011010 110 1100101 1111111 1010110010 1 0101 1010 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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, from are repeated.

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

  • summary of To Objectify As A Way Of Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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