Denying To Hide It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Denying To Hide It that begins with:

Those who lie and deny they do,
Have never been introduced to value truth....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaabbabX XbaXX a X acacb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,5,1,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 11001010101 01001000101 1011100111 0011011011 10011001011 0110101101 010101 1101111001 00101001 110001100100 1 111011010 1011100010010 10101001 1011110001 01010011111001 1101001 1 11101011 11101 11 111010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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, you, lie are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines sense is repeated).

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

  • summary of Denying To Hide It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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