Identifiable Nonsense by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Identifiable Nonsense that begins with:

I give little thought these fast changing days,
As to why more people seem to be crazed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdc cbcXXd bXbccX XaXXXXXddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111101 1011101001 010000100101100 1010011 01100100101010 10110101010011 01000100001110 1101001 1101001101111 10001100100011 01101011 1101001111010 10111010110100100 11110101 110111010101100 1101001110 001010100010001110 110 11010100101100 11010111011111 1010011011001 111011010 1111010100101 100110010100100111 1 111010101010 110110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 305
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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; to, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Identifiable Nonsense;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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