Freed Of The Thought Of Foreclosure by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Freed Of The Thought Of Foreclosure that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCDCd daBXbdb dedfXd aBCDCd cffbbgegXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,6,6,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 00100 10101 001011 10101 0101111 011111 1111 00100 0111 1001001 11101010 100 11010 11010010 10101001 111101 1101011111 010001 1 00100 10101 001011 10101 00110101001 11110100010 101101 10111010 0010110100 010100 1011111111 111110 1101111 1111110 001011101 10010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of Freed Of The Thought Of Foreclosure;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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