Orphaned By Thought by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Orphaned By Thought that begins with:

Orphaned by thought.
And a process of intelligence, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbcXa AccbXX AXXXaXXAb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 101100100 101001010 1110101101 010010100 001010010000 1011 11010011 11100111 0010101101 110001010111 101111101 1011 1101000100 0111 10010100010 1101 001010101 1011 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Orphaned By Thought;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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