Peers Will Jeer by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Peers Will Jeer that begins with:

Those who aspire to achieve heights of mediocrity
Are not to be blamed for these aims they select....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXXa cbXXdcXXe XdX aXXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010011010100 11001111101 000111011101 11011 1110111001 11100 11101110 10011000111 1001011101 10110001 1010001010111 110 1100001010100011 1100 11000110 101000 10101101101 1110110111 010 101100 11001 1111 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; they is repeated.

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

  • summary of Peers Will Jeer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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