If People Comprehended by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem If People Comprehended that begins with:

Hypothetically speaking,
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcbd aaaXcbbbaea bdbefXdXfa fbgfhghX Xacfh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,10,8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010 01 1001011 0100000101 01001001 10111101 11 0101010010100 011100 11001011010101 001001001001 101101 101000101101 10101011001 0001110001000010 110010010101 010111001010100 11001011010 1 011010100111 0101010 0100101000100100 111001111 10100001001001011 11010100101 0110101 1110111110 1011 101100010010 10101001001 010110111 101010101110 110 11000101101 1010 01001001101 11 111010100101 1101 11111 0010101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 300
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of If People Comprehended;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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