Left To Examine by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Left To Examine that begins with:

People seldom select rebellion.
From a truth spoken and understood....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdXe eXfcaaa eaaee ACDb ACDb ACDb ACfcXACbAcAC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,5,4,4,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001010 001101101 110111010 111 10011100 00101011001 110010001001 110000011010 01001101000100 010010100100001 1110101 1001011101 1011001011110 101001011000101 00100011001 10111010 00100010 110101001 0100010010101001 10010 11 11010 001 10101001 11 11010 001 10010 11 11010 001 10101001 11 110101 1 10010 001000101 1 10101001 01 10010 001000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • 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, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Left To Examine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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