Fictitiousness Of Our Convictions by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Fictitiousness Of Our Convictions that begins with:

An environment created,
Has spurned much heated debate....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccccX baa cXXXda cee edcXa eecX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,6,3,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100010 1111001 001010 010011010 1011100100 0111010 1011010100 0100000 110101 011101 101001110 0100100 00110101 11101001000 011 011101 1001011010 101011 1011010 10110100 11011001 010010 10100 10001001001 11011010 010111011 110100001010 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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.

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

  • summary of Fictitiousness Of Our Convictions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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