Left...Behind! As Two Thousand And Ten Begins by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Left...Behind! As Two Thousand And Ten Begins that begins with:

Left...
Behind! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccdbXcbXa abcbXabdcXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01 111101 101 1100110111 00011110 011011 111101101 1100001 01001 1111 1 01 10011101 10 000101001 11001 00101010 0010100 11110101 101011 10100100 1001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; and is repeated.

    The author used the same word left at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Left...Behind! As Two Thousand And Ten Begins;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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