Use Me Now by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Use Me Now that begins with:

It is for Your pleasure,
That I am pleased......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX abXXcb adX dcccXAAAc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001110 1111 1100 1101010011 0101 11011100 01111 1 1110 11011 101001110 101101101 011101 11 11101 10011101 11 11 11 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; your, i, use, me are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words your, use are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

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

  • summary of Use Me Now;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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