Could It Be Possible by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Could It Be Possible that begins with:

I hear it often said.
And listen with intent to comprehend....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXa aXcXdb eXabaae dcX eXfgXX bgXXg fchf bghcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,3,6,5,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1100010101 0100011100 001001010010 110111100000 011101011101 10011010 1110101 011011001111 0100100010001 11011011 1011010001010 11 10101010110 11010001 1001001110 111001001000100 11101010101 00101010011 11111011 10100100 11001000110 11 1 100100 11100100111 11111011 010001001 110 01 010101 101010 1111010 1 1101010110100 111 0100110000100 101100 1111010 101001001 11000110 111111101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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 Could It Be Possible;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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