Foolishness That's Lived by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Foolishness That's Lived that begins with:

A shallow mind,
Will always find......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbCCC XAcXdeXAAbCCCdaae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 0111 1 1010 0101011010 11010100111 101 0111 11010 1101100 010 0110011 0101 0111 1 1010 0101011010 11010100111 11011100010 01010 1010011 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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 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; to is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word room at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Foolishness That's Lived;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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