Just A Taste Of Truth by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Just A Taste Of Truth that begins with:

Oh...?
I am more than willing, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXaXbcbd X b X Xe XXdbX fXXcfdeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,1,1,1,2,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111110 011101011 11101 1110101011 11101010111 0101 111010101101 1101011 111110010001 110 11 11101001110000 11111010101 001101001011100 1 1101101001 01001011 11101011 11101 10101 11 111111110 111000110100101 1000110110 11111 111001110010 110111011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • 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:

    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; that, to, 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 Taste Of Truth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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