Allowed To Exist To Ignore It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Allowed To Exist To Ignore It that begins with:

Why does it seem,
You have negative things......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab cXcX cC X d X c dX cC daXcXXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,2,1,1,1,1,2,2,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 111001 010110 111 1101010100 01001 0010111 010100 1111 101 1 101 1011 110011 01011 11010 1111 11 111101 101010101 11 111001111 1 1101100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 44
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; it, just are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Allowed To Exist To Ignore It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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