Once Successfully Covered Up by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Once Successfully Covered Up that begins with:

Only those becoming to show,
Themselves to be offended......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcccccdXXd cdeffXcXd bcbgcgbeccf afXX afcXccggg XXXXbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,9,11,4,9,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101001 0100010 101010010 011010111 10011110110 1011110111 001110 0110001010 101001 1000100010 001001 11101111101 01000100010101 101101001 10111101 11101011001 101010111010 0011111 11010011010 100011001010010 110101 0010101111110 01010100111010 10100101001 01110101 001011101 1101101000111 01000110100101 1101011100100 1100111001011 1101000101010 11 0010101 11000101 1111 11 0010101 101001010 111010 0100010 11011 10101001 10111010000 010101010001 11 10 11101000 11 11011 0111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • 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; and, to are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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