Lives Isolated And Divided by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Lives Isolated And Divided that begins with:

Is anything ever stolen...
One's own property? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXX Xcdcc cXeff afgf dcga Xdbae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011010 11100 00111 001001 1010101 11101010 111101 101110110 1100101 1101110 1111110100 0110000 011101 111101 01010000 10010010 0111111 1101010010 00111010001 111111011010 111101000 00101010 0101100100 011101110010 001010 1001010010 1111010101010 1100010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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, they are repeated.

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

  • summary of Lives Isolated And Divided;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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