Privately Conducted by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Privately Conducted that begins with:

First comes the facing of unquestionable doubts,
One who has sat with them......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdbecd abdecadXb Xbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100010001 111100 11001001 111111010 0010001 1001010001 11110110101010 110100101011101 110101010001001 11111010001 001001001111 101010110100101 10010100011110 010101011101 11001001010101 111001001010100010 11110011001 1101010100010010100 111001100101010 11101110100111 001111001011010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 349
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word an is repeated.

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

  • summary of Privately Conducted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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