Efficacies Effective Leaving by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Efficacies Effective Leaving that begins with:

Oh. Oh. Oh...
Efficacies effective leaving, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACABDXXeX ABACABDcef ABACABDfddfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 100001010 11 1000101 111 100001010 101 010100 11101 01001 11 111 100001010 11 1000101 111 100001010 101 0101 110101 1101001 111 100001010 11 1000101 111 100001010 101 0101011 101 1101001 1110 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3

  • 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; oh is repeated.

    The author used the same word oh 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 Efficacies Effective Leaving;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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