Just A Myth by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Just A Myth that begins with:

There is nothing more that can be said,
Today......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbcdefXd XX e caeeeX aefb XX cceg X hdXXhX XXXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,2,1,6,4,2,4,1,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101011101 01 0101111001 0010001110001 0110010101 011010011010 10001010100101 1010101101001 1100101001 110000100101 1010010 0010110110010 111101 11 101 111000111001 11011011010100 011111010 1101100110101 111001110010001 0010011100010100101 11011001 0101010100111 110110111 10101101 101001110100 01101000010011011 1101001101000 0101101000101 11111 1110110 11110100 0001110 0010111011 110011010100 11010101101 1 101001001 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Just A Myth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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