Languidness by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Languidness that begins with:

A shrinking sentiment prompts lament.
Conversations drift, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbb cdeadcdd fafXea aaXbabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100101 10101 0110101 011110 1101011101 101100 011010 01011010100 00101 1100101 001110010 010101 101011 10101 011101 111101 11101 110110 110111101 11111001 111110001 110101 101001 001000101 11101 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

    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; too is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word too is repeated.

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

  • summary of Languidness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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