Radio Active by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Radio Active that begins with:

Groves of Pomegranate with implants,
Of Lilac scents....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXba caca DCAE CF acbaaX baddceX DCAE CF b X eX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,2,6,7,4,2,1,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101000001 0111 101100100 1100100 10011101 11100010 01010010011 0100101010 010110001 01010001 0100010 001100 1000111001 111010010010 1001001011001 11110010101110 1101001101 1011010 11 01011 1100101001101 11111 1101011 01100110101 111 11 1100 1011 01010001 0100010 001100 1000111001 111010010010 1001001011001 1100101101001 11110011 111001001 1110111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, that, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Radio Active;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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