It Is Never Too Late To Learn by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem It Is Never Too Late To Learn that begins with:

Didn't I say 'no'?
'Yes! '...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X abXc X Xb XX Xd X ec d f agaghgeb cXfbXhgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,4,1,2,2,2,1,2,1,1,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 11 11101 1011001110 101 101 111 1 111101 1 11111 1101011 01000 111 11111 11 10 100 1110110010 10101110 001001010 10100101010 1010110 00110110100 111100111 0010100100101110 0100011101 1 0001011 11010100010101 1111001 00101101 010001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 60
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 It Is Never Too Late To Learn;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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