Dressed For The Occasion by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dressed For The Occasion that begins with:

One step made to move forward,
And away from a known quicksand......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcaadc ddd eaefcXaccga XaecX Xebaf X gc gcgXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,11,5,5,1,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110 10100111 001011110010 101100001010 101101000010 101001 0110110100101100 0010011101010 0010010101100 0100001 00101010 110000001 01101001000101 1010010001001 0110011101010 1010111 0101010001110100 111010011 001011110 010010111010100 111 10110001 1 01001 111111 011100110010 100111 1 101110101 100 1101 011011110010 11110 1110111101 1 1001 111101 1111010 11 010011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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 Dressed For The Occasion;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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