Interview Process by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Interview Process that begins with:

I was never one,
To sit through an interview process....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXBXadeBfXfXgchfeeX gfa bXbcXBcchdX geh eXe aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,3,11,3,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 011110111 1111 111101111 101 110100101 10101 111110 00110 101 110101 1001001010111 11101001 01001 11101001 01 0010111011 111 10111001101 10010001010 1001101 1 11010100010 011011 1101100 11011110101101 101 1111 01101011 101 111011111011 01111111111 10010111 1011010101001 01111111 111001 1010101010 110101110111 11011110 11010110010100 11111000101 1101 100101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • 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.

    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; that, not are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines that is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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