Too Far To Get Someone by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Too Far To Get Someone that begins with:

I don't see anything attractive!
Not a thing to keep me busy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbddefXfgfhhah eeXeeXi jjigiXchiXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,7,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101010 10101110 10101010 1011010010 110101101 110100101 110110010101 1001 00101 010001 1100101101 10110100001 11110001 1111 1010110010011101 1100 11111110101 11110101 1111101 110010111 10110101 011011101 011111 111111101 11111001111 1111110111 0110111 111001 11011110 11111010 110111 101110101 111110101 11111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 376
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

    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; or, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, this, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Too Far To Get Someone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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