Hard For Them To Believe by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Hard For Them To Believe that begins with:

I was asked,
At a time......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCdedfXgf ffeafha hijXefidb ABCX hXajaa ABCgcgg fkgakbbak
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,7,9,4,6,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 101 01111110 1011 110111 10110 011111 1111110010 111100111 01110 10110110100 1011111 11100 101011110001 11011011 1011 11111 101110 110110101 11101101011 01001 1111011 1001101001 1101111011 1111 11111001 111 101 01111110 1111110101 01 11011 101 111111 0010001 1111001 111 101 01111110 0111 0010010 1011011 1111 11011 0111 0111 11001 110001 1111111 0111 1111110 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; i is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines am is repeated).

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

  • summary of Hard For Them To Believe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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