Pointless Without Thought And Senseless by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Pointless Without Thought And Senseless that begins with:

IF it is 'fact' and is true,
That trash collects on your side of the fence......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaccdef gXhdcbb beccXfg Xh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001101 1101111001 0101001 00100101 11001101 11101010 100101110010 11001010 0100101101010 11001010100 10010111010 1111101 11 10110010101 101100010011 011111111001 01111110100110 11011111101 00100101 10110 10111111100011 10011110101 110 11010101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; you, to, your are repeated.

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

  • summary of Pointless Without Thought And Senseless;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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