Out Standing by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Out Standing that begins with:

The children of today only look that way.
Wings untested with an appearance, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdaaeeeXXffgdcgg XX fXfXhahecbh bX fii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,2,11,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000110111 101001010 0100 111110100 10101011 1010001 101011011101 100110100001 1001101 0111101101 110 011011011 1011 0100011110010 1101001 111100101 1101010001011 011101010 1101001010 10 110111101 11 110010100110 1101011001 1111111 10010110 10100101110 110 1 111111 00111110 01010 11011101 11110111001 11 11111101 1011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; to, of are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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