Let It Now Be Mentioned by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Let It Now Be Mentioned that begins with:

There's only one way to keep,
A focus with no joking......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcDccae def DEGDcXdeehehDEG ABFIDcDeXABFI
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,15,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 0100110 101 101010 1110101 1001011 10110101 101 11000111001 110101001 1100010010 101010 10101111 111 101010 100111 111010101 101010 1001101 0101001 1 0101001 11 101010 10101111 111 1101101 0100110 10010010 101111001 101010 101111111 101010 1011110111 1101101 0100110 10010010 101111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • 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; with, in, be are repeated.

    The author used the same word there's 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 Let It Now Be Mentioned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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