Kept And Accepted by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Kept And Accepted that begins with:

When will all the ignorance in existence,
Be admitted to have it end? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab aXcdedXX F gggaX F XgcX F cbaXccX F fXgXXFcae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,1,5,1,4,1,7,1,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101000010 00100101 110110110 101010 111100 1011010 01001 101100 1011110 000100110010 11 10110111000 10101010 110101100101010 1110101010100 010101010010 11 10111110001 0111101011100 0100 11101001110 11 111 010 1110111 011110 0011010011 1010001 10100011011 11 111 110 101010111 1011011000 11 01111 001101011010 1110000111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Kept And Accepted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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