Do They Expect Forgiveness by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Do They Expect Forgiveness that begins with:

What now do those people do?
Those who actively participated, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCbcdbbeeXc XfbXbXfd ABC cgg XXcgbXgX Xfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,8,3,3,8,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 1110001010 0101010 01101 11001 1101010 011101 11101 11110101 10011 1011010 10001 111110 1100101 11 111100 01101 10101 01010111 1001101001 1111101 1110001010 0101010 110101 01010011 11010 111010 1010011100 11010 100 1 11 10101101 10001001011 1 11010 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; they, those are repeated.

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

  • summary of Do They Expect Forgiveness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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