Circumstantial Evidence by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Circumstantial Evidence that begins with:

Defensive behavior,
Attributed to allegations raised......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeXaffg cXdXhe ihfji dXfbX iibdg jdiXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,6,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010 0100010101 110010100 0110100 0101 1011101 11000101010110 01100101001 10101101 111 1110100 010010010100 010111 001110 101110 11001001 11 11111110 11111010 11110100 10001 11110011 01110010111 110111010101010 11101010101000 1101000100100 1 10101001 01001010110 10101001100101 011000111 11101010100 1000011111 111 11010111 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; of is 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 Circumstantial Evidence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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