Exactly The Way It Is Seen by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Exactly The Way It Is Seen that begins with:

It is pointless to review,
A detriment that has been done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba accbdXa baXbd Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010011 01001101 100001010 0100 0001001001 1010101 010101 1010101101 110101001 111011010 00100101 10111010 01110101010 001010100 1101101101 1001 1110101 01101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word it 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 Exactly The Way It Is Seen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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