Fresh Thoughts by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Fresh Thoughts that begins with:

The same kept rhetoric,
Pregnant yet again......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcb bcXbX dACccabb BEBC BEBCXdACEdACEc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,8,4,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011100 10101 001001 010100101 1101 010111 010101 0010 1101001 01111 1 001 10010 110010 10100111010 1001 11010 11101 11 10010 11010 01011001 11 10010 11010 01011001 1 001 10010 11110010 1 001 10010 11110010 001010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word get 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 Fresh Thoughts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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