Out Of The Forest by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Out Of The Forest that begins with:

I would say today...
These times we live, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb Xcd ddXXdX aefX Xceegbf Xdh fhbieX bg XfaXX b XgdghfigXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,6,4,7,3,6,2,5,1,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1111 1100100100 1111101010 11010011 1110 11010111 10101110 10 111111011 01010101010 0111100010 11 1 111111 1110001011111 1 1101001 0111 111111010001 10101101011 101111011 1011111 1 1111111101110 11011101 1101 1101011011111 1111010110111 10100111100110100 1101011011010101 011110 111001100 1101 1 11001111111 111 1101000100 110101001010101 101010100 1 110 1111101010 1110010 1110101 1111111110101 10011101010100 10 101011110 1010111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Out Of The Forest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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