Holidays Celebrated by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Holidays Celebrated that begins with:

Ding.
Dong....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaXBCDaaaaa BEFGaaaaa GHGHaaaai BIaaaaBIaaaaXXBCDXBEFGaaaaaaaaGHGHBIaaaaBIaaaaBIaaaaaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,9,9,56,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1 1 1 1 110001001110 11111001 01010001 01100111 1 1 1 1 1 11011101 01000111 11110101010 1011011 1 1 1 1 1 100101010 10010101 11011001010 0110101 1 1 1 1 11 1110101 101011101 1 1 1 1 11110101 101011101 1 1 1 1 11 10101001110 11111001 01010001 01100111 11011101 01000111 11110101010 1011011 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 100101010 10010101 11011001010 0110101 1110101 101011101 1 1 1 1 11110101 101011101 1 1 1 1 11110101 101011101 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 87
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3

  • 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.

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

  • summary of Holidays Celebrated;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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