Obviousness Of It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Obviousness Of It that begins with:

I want to know,
You....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaXbccbabd AaaefgdXX gffabhbifae bb IBHBB eajhiBHBIB eajhiBHBIB eajhiBHBIBXeajhiBHBIB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,9,11,2,5,10,10,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1 111 01101 010010111 0111111 0011100 1 11 00100 1101 1 01111 011 1 110 01100100 010110 101 01010 1100101 0101000101 1111101 111110101 011 11 1111110 111011100010 0101 111 111101001 010000 101 10000 10 110000 10000 1 1 1 0 1 10000 10 110000 101 10000 1 1 1 0 1 10000 10 110000 101 10000 1 1 1 0 1 10000 10 110000 101 10000 1 1 1 0 1 10000 10 110000 101 10000
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 77
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Obviousness Of It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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