Myopic by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Myopic that begins with:

Coasting myopians with their narrowed visions,
May view the world from a perspective fixed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabcdba cdXXbbXa aeeX XXfb aXXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010011010 1101000101 110100 1111110 0110011110 101000101100100 101101111010 01010111010 110011010010 01000100 10101000100 1101010 0010011101010 101010101101 11001001000 1101011010110 101011101010 100001001 1011001101 110010010 1 111 11110010 1010001101 1011 10011110100 00111010 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Myopic;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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