Captivating Madness by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Captivating Madness that begins with:

It's a captivating madness,
Experienced by one and all! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD eafb XdfcXXd ABCD cdffeg ABfXb fdad Aagda AcXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,4,6,5,4,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101010 01001111 10100010 10101111 1001000101 010101 111010001 1100001 110101011 1011010001 10110010 11101101 1011000 10010 11101 00101010 01001111 10100010 10101111 110001 0010010011 1111111 11010 1001 111001 00101010 01001111 1010101 01101 10001 101110 111111 10101010 10010001 00101010 010101 1001111 11111101 10100101 00101010 0100101 111010101 01011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 Captivating Madness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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