In Need Of A Deep Cleansing by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem In Need Of A Deep Cleansing that begins with:

What is not working,
Has long passed the hour......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC CDEE ABC cec ffdXcc ABCc CDEE gFXegFa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,3,3,6,4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 111010 010001 10010000010 101001101 1101 011100 10110 111010 010001 01001001101010 010011101010 111101111001 110101 101001010001 10100101011 01000111110100 11011101101 1110101011 10110 111010 010001 00100100 10010000010 101001101 1101 011100 1 101 001101 10100101101 1 101 0110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of In Need Of A Deep Cleansing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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