Free From A Deluded Need by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Free From A Deluded Need that begins with:

Too serious I've become,
With a different point of view....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCdXEFGC Xhhc ABCdXEFGC Xai idc dX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,9,3,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101 00100101 1100 1 1100 011101 10001 1110100 0010101 11110101 10010111 11110010 01001 1100101 00100101 1100 1 1100 011101 10001 1110100 0010101 11000111 101001 0101110 10100111 000101 001 1000101 011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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; i, have are repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Free From A Deluded Need;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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