People Forget by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem People Forget that begins with:

Going out of one's way,
To discredit the deeds done by others......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcb dbXaXaXe CbCfcf CeCeXdCb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011 0010011110 00100010 110101 111010 1011100 100101101 110101 0111001 01010010101 1101 1110101100 10100010101001 1001 1100 1001 1110010 1111 011010 1001 10111101 1001 111 11011011 1011101001 1001 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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, god are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, god are repeated.

    The author used the same word people 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 People Forget;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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