Off Of Those Stages Rehearsed by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Off Of Those Stages Rehearsed that begins with:

One experienced has strong beliefs.
And normally away from classrooms, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC ADC ebbadbXb ABC ADCXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,8,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001101 110001011 111001 00100010 011111 10111011001 1110101 11100010 11101110 1010010 11000100 101000011 001100010100 011101001 101001101 110001011 111001 00100010 011111 10111011001 1001010 110010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; has is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Off Of Those Stages Rehearsed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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