Imus by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Imus that begins with:

Imus tells you...
Ignorance is not bliss....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbaXcbddXd Acbed eXe dXda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 100011 101011 111101 1010101 0101011 11101 00100101 11110100 01111 1011 11100 1110101 00100101 1011111 110011011 1011110 01101101 1011111 11011010 11010010 0010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

    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; imus is repeated.

    The author used the same word imus 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 Imus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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