The lines that I am analyzing is “For I have known them all already, known them all: Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons;”. The line numbers are 49 through 51. The literal meaning of this passage is how is he all alone and he has to figure out how to spend his time all alone. He has to deal with his emotions and his feelings. His feelings are dealing with isolation and lack of taking his own decision. I choose this passage because the stanzas stand out and they show his feelings of isolation. The words I had to look up is inadequacy. Inadequacy means the state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required.
I’m a little confused by your comment. Where did you encounter the word “inadequacy”? How is the idea suggested by “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons” connected with inadequacy. In this assignment, I specifically asked you to include citations if you decided to consult any outside sources to help you understand the poem.