Breached by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Breached that begins with:

Who is left to decide,
How a normal mind is depicted? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABCDeeeddd edX AAd BCD ecXdXdXaaaXAAdcace
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,3,3,3,18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 101010010 1100111001 01110011001 01011100110 10100100110 01001001011001 1101001 10001 001000110101010 010011111101 1101001 011101111 11010100101010 101001 101010010 10010010010 1100111001 01110011001 01011100110 11010010000 111001010 10100011100 1111010001 0 1101101 110100101 1011011001 10100111010 10100110101 101001 101010010 100110 11111101 1111010001101 010100011011010 0110100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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