Discretion To Deceive by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Discretion To Deceive that begins with:

Why is it some people seem both shocked,
And surprised with amazement......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXb bbcd ccef X XX X gXdcX XX gcfeXX XXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,1,2,1,5,2,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110111 1010010 11111101 010101101 10110001 101101110011 111111010 001010111 10001001101101 111000110010 11011010 011001001100001 1111100010100 1010111001 111111010 111111 1101 0010101011 111010101010 00101001010111 11010 11 111 1100100110111 0101101 1101111 1101001 1110111111100 011110100010 111010110000001 11 1110101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Discretion To Deceive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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