Fraudulent by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Fraudulent that begins with:

While they've been hating with their venom,
They've been fraudulent....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCbDB ee dbdb fB fe aB fB gBBH CbDBXhgBH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,4,2,2,2,2,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100110 10100 0010101000 100 101010 10100 11111 10101 010100110 100 10001110 100 1010111 1100 01111 1111 1000100 1100 10110 11100 1001 11100 110101 1111101 0010101000 100 101010 10100 11001 1011 110101 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 82
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; they've, been are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word fraudulent 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 Fraudulent;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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