In Hindsight by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem In Hindsight that begins with:

First they declared,
He was too inexperienced....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcdc beXXabXf gbbeecb faheXehb baagaibdi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,7,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 11100100 1110010 100010111 11100101 11 101100 0010 1001 010001 11 1111 110111 01111 1101000 11 110001 001101 1010101 0111101 111101 1010011 10100101 110101010001 11100101001 01010101 011 10111001 111011 0101 1111 1 00101 100101 1001 10000010 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, an are repeated.

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

  • summary of In Hindsight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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