Inside The Fighting Minds Of Fools by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Inside The Fighting Minds Of Fools that begins with:

Out done by circumstances.
Out done by missteps taken......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcccadeXdXecXABaabcaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 1110110 01111 1110101 10101 110111 11101 100101011 001 11011010001 10110101 111000 01101101 1111010 1110110 11111101 11010 1110110 110011 01100101 10010011101 101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 337
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; out, by, done are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word out 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 Inside The Fighting Minds Of Fools;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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