Guilt That Stalks by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Guilt That Stalks that begins with:

No mascara or masquerades,
Can hide this trash....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabaXb bcXa aaa ddabb eXeabXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,3,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011000 1101 111110101 1100010 1110 01 11 1101001 001 11110 0011010111 11001011011 1010100101 111101 1100001 110101101 101011 0010111 001001 1110010010 10111111 10101111110 01010100110 01101 101011 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Guilt That Stalks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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