It Is Obvious And Apparent Now by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem It Is Obvious And Apparent Now that begins with:

Who suggested we invite him to the party,
For purposes to see him squirm? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabcXdbXcX eeX dddcXabacb XXXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,3,10,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010110010 11000111 10111000110 11001001001001 1101101 10111010000 11011 1101110 01110101 11110011111 001001010110101 1110 111 100101 01010101010 01 00100 1101110100100 0101001010 110111 01110110100 1110110111 01010101 110110101010 1 1101010101 111110001 1110111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; 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 Obvious And Apparent Now;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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