Accepted To Defend by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Accepted To Defend that begins with:

All things were finalized.
And then the people realized, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAaBBC BCA AAbCABBC XaaXbbaXa AAbaXBCaBaAaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,8,9,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 11010101 110101001 111 010 101010 111 00101010 1010001 110101 11010101 10111 00101010 1010001 111 010 101010 01010101 10111101 101010 0110110100 1 11010 1101 11001 101 110101 11010101 0111 01011101 111 00101010 1 111 1 010001 1 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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.

    The poet repeated the same word made at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Accepted To Defend;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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