Indifferences by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

Indifferences,
We had......

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: XAA BCDED cccc fgffhXgeehf XAA BCDEDgfXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,4,11,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10000 11 101011 11 11 11010 101001 0011101 110111 1111 00111100101 00110100111 001110110001 001000010 111101 1 1111011101 1110010111 111 111001 1011001 011111 1000101111 10000 11 101011 11 11 11010 101001 0011101 1001100011 11000011001 111010010 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; to, we are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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