It...Is Out, Of Logic by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem It...Is Out, Of Logic that begins with:

Treat me like someone who comes to care.
And not anyone you meet......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXb cAXXa bBDEDeDFgeg AhHH cAeba bBDEcAHHXdFgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,11,4,5,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111101 1110011 10011 10101 1 111111101 10111111 11010 01101 0 01 010 11110010100 001010 11011101 001010 110001 010101 0110100 0101101011 111111101 11111 11011 11011 1 111111101 0100110 001111 1010001 0 01 010 11110010100 1 111111101 11011 11011 1001010 110001 001011 0101000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of It...Is Out, Of Logic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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