An Unquestioned Oasis by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem An Unquestioned Oasis that begins with:

I have been taught and trained by the best.
Especially those who had left me, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbccdXcXXaaXaXcb X XbadX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,1,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111101 010011111 100100010110 11110110010001 110110001011010 011110101 1010110101 101111110111 10111010001 11111010001 11101001011111 11101100101010101 010010011001 01000010101 111011010010010 1 10101010010010100 1010110110 11111110100 1111110010 11100110011 00110100011001 1111010100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 343
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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; i, to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of An Unquestioned Oasis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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