Common Sense Is Dead by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Common Sense Is Dead that begins with:

Why did this happen?
And could have any of this......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABc BBX ABdc BBX edbebd XcdaeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,3,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010 1111000 0010001 11100101 110100010001 1101001 10010 1111000 0010 001 11100101 110100010001 1101001 111011010 1110101 000100 101011010 0101010110100 10101 1 10100 010101 111010010 10100 01011100100 1010101011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

  • 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 Common Sense Is Dead;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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