Dissension Committed by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dissension Committed that begins with:

There are those who have gone on vacation,
To escape from realities they just can not face....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXXac aAcdcd ABcAabd XXXXdcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111111010 0010010011111 1011010001101 0010111000000 1111010010110 01101010101 010010001011 01011 01000010 10101000100 110101010111 0101011000101 1111111010 0010010011111 10110100100101110 01011 00010010001011 1101000100 010010101011101 10100 10101111111 00101000101010 10101 11 01101110010001 11 101101010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 279
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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, on, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Dissension Committed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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