One Mindsetness by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem One Mindsetness that begins with:

With a touch of plagiarism,
And a dash of twistedness believed! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbaXaXXabbcXXXXcXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101010 101010001 1110101 00101010 111001 010100 1010001101 010100 00111 1010010101 01001 10010 0001001 1001101000101 00110000 00101101 100101010 0100100 0101100 101101 1100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 652
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

  • 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 One Mindsetness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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