Worthless Treasures by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Worthless Treasures that begins with:

When shallow people do not grow,
They leave behind no legacy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXcbdXeeefXdcgbcfecebge
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 11011100 11011001100 11100001001 110010 10101 10111001111 101010 011010 1010 10010011 100010111 111101010 101000100 11101 10010101 10101000010 001 0101000101 0100101010 111010101 11001001 110101001 1110100100 0100111110 1001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 900
  • Average number of words per stanza: 144
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Worthless Treasures;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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