Age Old Unchanging Beliefs by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Age Old Unchanging Beliefs that begins with:

Those remaining fixed and supportive,
To age old unchanging beliefs......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcdabd badedcbX Xfdddedf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 101011010 01101001 1110011000 010100101 101010110100 1111100010100 1100101010100 11011 011001011100 10100011010010 11010011111001 0001100111 1101111100 1100101110101 010101001001 01100101001 11010111101 1 100000110110101 10100001001110010 001 11100011111 10011011100 1101001001 10100001100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 364
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; to, and, test are repeated.

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

  • summary of Age Old Unchanging Beliefs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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