'Pornification' by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem 'Pornification' that begins with:

Things are easy to laugh at
When misunderstood....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABbcbXcXABABccXXdcXXb ABABXd XX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,6,2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110011 11001 10011 01110110 110010111101 10100110 0101110101 1111101000 110101 010111 1110011 11001 10011 01110110 10110 111110 1111 1011 1101010110 110100 01011101 010100 010101 1110011 11001 10011 01110110 11000001 1110010 1 010001 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The author used the same word things 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 'Pornification';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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