Left To Rot Like A Fossilized Rock by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Left To Rot Like A Fossilized Rock that begins with:

If accolades come to be bestowed,
Upon anyone 'this' hour......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabbX XXcbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110001 01100110 010010 11011 00010 1101101011 00101001 0110010100 1110010100100 0010101111 01101000001 001001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; to is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines hour is repeated).

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

  • summary of Left To Rot Like A Fossilized Rock;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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