Enclosed In A Bubble And Knows by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Enclosed In A Bubble And Knows that begins with:

Does it really make any sense today,
To do things at one's best....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcADE ABcADE CBcCBcCBcCB ABcADE CBcCBcCBcCB CcfG CBfG CBfGXCBcCBfGfG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,11,6,11,4,4,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110101 011111 1 1010110101 01101010 0011001 1010110101 011111 1 1010110101 01101010 0011001 1011010 1010101 1 1011010 1010111 1 1011010 110101 1 1011010 10100100 1010110101 011111 1 1010110101 01101010 0011001 1011010 1010101 1 1011010 1010111 1 1011010 110101 1 1011010 10100100 1011010 1101010 1 001001011 1011010 110101 1 001001011 1011010 1010111 1 001001011 1011010 1010101 1 1011010 10100100 11 001001011 1 001001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Enclosed In A Bubble And Knows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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