Forgiving Epiphanies by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Forgiving Epiphanies that begins with:

Forgiving epiphanies,
Coming to awakening minds......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabaccdd efbdffXXf abgagab eahb X XXchX XdcXfce bXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,7,4,1,5,7,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101000 10001001 1011 010010110 01001110001 10110101 0110010011 1100010101010 110 0111 11001000101 11110010 10101100 110100100 00111000 1010010 1110010 1010001110 011010 0100 101010111 1010010100 0101010 000110010000 111000111010 0110101 010001 1 11110 11101 1111101000111 10110001 0101001001 10110001011 1 0100110110 11110101 111000100100101 0111101101100 11111010101 1101001110011110 10 11010 0110 111010111011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Forgiving Epiphanies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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