From Which Perspective by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem From Which Perspective that begins with:

Folks believing they are normal,
And the center of the universe......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc XXcX adXeXXdXbd dXeeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,10,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101110 101000101 011010001010 01010111 1101010 111 11 110110 11010100 110010 0100111011 101010001100000 11011100100100 1111000100010 11001000 1 1010011100 1101101101100 110111100110 110110110 10110101 11100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; and, ones, who, they are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

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

  • summary of From Which Perspective;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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