Dodge The Fog by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dodge The Fog that begins with:

Dodge the fog.
Why go through it blinded....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACDEB AfAfAcaX ADAEDGB ABACDEB ADAEDGB AXXbXgXACDEB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,7,7,7,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 111010 101 010111 1101100 11111 11 101 1111101 101 11111001 101 010101110 1011 0010011 101 10100010 101 10100 1010101 10101010 101011101 101 111010 101 010111 1101100 11111 11 101 10100010 101 10100 1010101 10101010 101011101 101 1010101 010100111 1010101 101010101 10100 101 010111 1101100 11111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; it, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word dodge at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Dodge The Fog;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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