I Feel It Is Not True by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Feel It Is Not True that begins with:

I do not have to 'know'
It is not true, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaaa aab X bXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 0011 01 011 110011 1101 11001 10 1110111 110 0011 0001100010 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 66
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not, it are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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  • summary of I Feel It Is Not True;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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