Evaporated by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Evaporated that begins with:

Why in Ohio,
In Connecticut, Brussels and places beyond......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdaXX eXXfafXX DaEBXeXDaEBcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010 001001011001 11010010001 01010111101 11101001 1 101101 10011111 1110010 101010101111 110 10100101 11001010 0111010101 0010011 11001001000 000 01010 110111 010 011100 111101 000 01010 110111 010 011101 001010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; i is repeated.

    The author used the same word if 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 Evaporated;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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