Not Deterred By Your Point Of View by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Not Deterred By Your Point Of View that begins with:

It is not my purpose in life,
To advise you on 'your' direction....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbc dedXa fXaea XecbeXXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00111001 001111010 1011101 1110 10101010010 001011 11100110 110111101 1001 11111010 110 01011111100 11001110 00101011001 0001011001010010 11001 1011 110101010 011110 010 110010001110 111 10101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; of is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Not Deterred By Your Point Of View;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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