Alternate Universe by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Alternate Universe that begins with:

Liberals. Conservatives.
Independent fence sitters....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabacXbbd X de fbXgehaiX ga baX jeX Xh faiXX AXaabbececcje
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,2,9,2,3,3,2,5,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000100 1010110 111110 01001 110 1110101 110101 10001001 111001 100001 1101 0101 11 11100101 0101101 111 0110010 10101101 1011110 100 1101 1010011 01010 110 101 1101 1111 11111 100001 11101010 101 11001011 1111110 0100 110010 100010 1000100 111100 01111 110101100010 01 1010010 101100 101 0100111 1101010 00100 1100101 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Alternate Universe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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