De-Mystified by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem De-Mystified that begins with:

Demystified are these days now existing.
Coming to pry closed eyes open....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcAdc eeefgdddg ggg bfff XXccffXg dXgdbcdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,3,4,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001111010 10011110 0100100101 10001111010 10101 101001 1101010 100110 011010 11101 1101 10001 101101 1010 11010 11111010 001010110010 110001010 001110 1011101 1101 1001 11010101 0101101101 001001101 0101 10010111 1111001 0101100 11101 110110 11101100 011011 111110001 1101001 110000111 1101 010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • 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:

    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 De-Mystified;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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