Denial Profits Fools by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Denial Profits Fools that begins with:

How many times,
Can one lesson be taught......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBCB aabcc caXaXcaX ABBCBXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 111001 01010000 01010 10010100001 11101 11011110 010010010 11101001 001010010101 11010 010101 101000101011 0010010010110 11010011 10101 111110111 10101101100 1101 111001 01010000 01010 10010100001 1101110 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Denial Profits Fools;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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