Once Removed by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

Once removed,
From expectations......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbabbbccdedbXabadXdAaa X aefa XX gXfadb XX cXcgXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,1,4,2,6,2,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 01010 101 100100101 111 10101001 0110101 01001111 0010001101100 00100111 1001010101 01000100110 111100101010 11010 1010101 110101001010 10100101 1100100110010 10111001 001110010010 101 010101101 0100000100101 110101111100 1101 111110100010 1100011101001 11010110010 1 11011 111 11111 110101 111010 110011010010110 101010101010 1 101110010 110 11111 10110101001100 111 10010010101 011001011011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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