Forget It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Forget It that begins with:

Forget it.
Clinging onto times now gone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAXcAdecAaffdcAdAafdAagdehifbXiAaaXfa ehfXdX aef abgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 38,6,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 1010111 010 1010010 10101010101 010 10010 01000101011 11010110111 010 1000110111 1111 10010111010 00010011 100010010011 010 10101001110101 010 01 110111110 10100011 010 01 0001101 1101001 11 10111001100 100111 1110010 10111 1101010100101 0110111101 010 01 010111 0111110111 00101010 111011101101 101 010 1101011010 10101011001 1100111 111001110111 11101011110 011 1101010 100 1101011 0101 110100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 355
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

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

  • summary of Forget It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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