What Will They Not Be Getting by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem What Will They Not Be Getting that begins with:

What will they not be getting,
By attending a public school......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd e ebfXfXgd cbhXXaeXahhcg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,8,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 10100101 10100101 01101010 10101001010 01010010 01010101 01110010 1011 010110 101010010101 101010101 000101 1010100010 111101010 11100101101 01 11100101 100101010 0101000010 1101010100010 111001 0010100011 101011 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of What Will They Not Be Getting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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