Dismissed Fortune Tellers by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dismissed Fortune Tellers that begins with:

Time changes that,
Which is believed set in stone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEEAF XffXX ae degdeegaaX eegfXfXABCDEEAF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,2,10,15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1001101 010100100100010 101001000100 100101010011 1001100101 111010110101 1011010 111011 1001 1011 10110101 0110 10 011101011010 1001010100010100 1110011010 1010111 101101010 10100110 11010 110110110 0101 1101011011 1001000 100111 111011111001 101001001 111000100110011 0101001110 111010101111100 1101 1001101 010100100100010 101001000100 100101010011 1001100101 111010110101 1011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Dismissed Fortune Tellers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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