One Night Stand by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

Who fooled who...
In a pool of fools, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBCdA eABBCdA cFDC gHCXc ABBCdA eABBCdA cFDCdX gHCAXeABBCdA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,4,5,6,7,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 00101 10111 110001 01 1011 1 111 00101 10111 110001 01 1011 11 1110 001 110 11 0010100 001 10111 1 111 00101 10111 110001 01 1011 1 111 00101 10111 110001 01 1011 11 1110 001 110 1 010100 11 0010100 001 1011 1 111 00101 10111 110001 01 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3

  • 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; oh is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word oh 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 One Night Stand;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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