In Defense Of Ignorance by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem In Defense Of Ignorance that begins with:

In defense of ignorance.
Who can not say, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBacdc baebeX Beadaf XXgX bfXaefXgeeec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,4,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010100 1111 1101100 111000101 01011100 001001001 1110101 1001011 0101001000 00101010101 111010010100 10101010 1111 110100 11010101100 111010 10100010 01011101001 1 010 1101 110000 11111 10111 110110001 00100111 110101101001 11100110010 1 10100100 1100100 110100 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word who 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 In Defense Of Ignorance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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