Without A Prior Menu Used by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Without A Prior Menu Used that begins with:

Only those who make up their minds,
To do something concrete......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcd Xebb XXffX XX abfabf bbafX dbXXXX cXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,2,6,5,6,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111111 011010 110111 1001110 11 10001001100 01000101011010 1 01010000100 110 11010 01010101 1100010 00110100101 1101 0111011 101110111 101010001 0100110101 101 1 11101010 10111 11101010001 110 01011100010 1111 1100101101 1100100 10 100 11 1010101001010 111101011101 10011011010001 1111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Without A Prior Menu Used;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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