'Why Are Your Eyes Fixed On Me? ' by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem 'Why Are Your Eyes Fixed On Me? ' that begins with:

What good are accomplishments and deeds done,
If there is a choosing by some who benefits from them? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeXdX afXfX XeXe abX cceedeXa X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,4,3,8,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010100111 01001011110000 1101100101010 1100111 00100001010101 0101010101101 010111001 11110000100101 0111010011 11001011001 011 10101111110 11101001000110100 1 110101001 0110001110100 1111111 1100101010 1111011011 1010110 11101010 10000110100 1110110 1 1 0100001 011000 111000110010 11111111 110101111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of 'Why Are Your Eyes Fixed On Me? ';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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