Leaving People Like This by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Leaving People Like This that begins with:

It is what it is.
And those who know why it is that way, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdae fXcedd X bdddag X Xcdadg X Xbcec XXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,1,6,1,6,1,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100 111110011 0010001 1110 011000100 0101010 1001011 0101101 100101010110 011010101000100 0010010101 1001100 11111 0101101 10110 01001110001 00100100 0111010 10101101 1111101 11111101010100 00100001 01010101 111110 01110111 111110011 1111110111 1011 11010111 01001101 000100 1000010101010 1010010 1 11110111001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of Leaving People Like This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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