Historically Speaking by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Historically Speaking that begins with:

Why am I 'not' making attempts,
To participate locally......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXa bc XXXbadec XaXXXeabdffc aXebX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,8,12,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111001 00101100 01010101 11 11110101 1110 110 1110110 101000111 111100100111 101001010000010 101011 110101 11111101111 1111010101111 0101101110 00101110001100 1 10010010101 1 0100111011110 1 0100010101010 11110101101 111 11010010011 0111110110 1101011111 011 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; their, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Historically Speaking;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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