In Which Their Thrones Sit by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem In Which Their Thrones Sit that begins with:

They all want to be seen as kings and queens.
With it expressed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXcXaa XX dbaXbbbac XX dXXa X abX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,2,9,2,4,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110011111 0001 1101001010 01010110101 11110101 001010111010 110011101010 1011101 1110101001 1 111 1 111101 111101110 1011010101 1001 1101110 01101111011 1010001001111001 01010010 1 11010101 11 11100110 01010111 01010001001000 1110111011 1011101001001 110101111 011110010110000
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; it, your, to, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of In Which Their Thrones Sit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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