Once Found Boring by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Once Found Boring that begins with:

Once found boring!
Now so adored....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBCDEAFAFFFG ABBCDEAFAFFFG dahhad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,13,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 1101 1101 0101 1101 0101 10100 1101 01010110 11 101 111001 1101 1110 1101 1101 0101 1101 0101 10100 1101 01010110 11 101 111001 1101 111101 01110 10010 11110011 111110 10111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word once at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word appetites at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Once Found Boring;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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