This is an analysis of the poem Given The Best Treatment that begins with:
Explaining the definition of a lie,
By a liar......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDD eceXf fggfg ABCDDdhh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,8,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01001010001 1010 1101001010001 110 1100011011111 1101001001011 0101001001 10100010 0111 010011 1111011 0100101010100 100100 10111 0010100100 01001010001 1010 1101001010001 110 1100011011111 111 100110 0101111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.
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; of is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, and are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines are is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Given The Best Treatment;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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