Dastardly Deeds by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dastardly Deeds that begins with:

With publicity accomplished.
And a promotion hyped, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbXXcdcX eB dbbXbbXaaa abddeXbeB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,2,10,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100010 100101 1110100 11001 10101101 010101000010 110100100 110110 0010110 0001100 111 1111100110011 11010000111100 1101101 011011001010 0110010010101 0111010110100 0011011110 0110111010 011010111101 1101001010101 01011001 11101 1111111011 10110111 100100010 0010101101 010 01010111001 111 1111100110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 285
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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, their, children are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

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

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