Reality Disguised Can Not Be Betrayed by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Reality Disguised Can Not Be Betrayed that begins with:

Old, sad and pathetic,
Are tired methods used......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCXB adbcb becbX ABCXB Xbbecf XX fXXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,6,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 110101 00111010 101100 111001 1101001001 101110101 1110101 1100010 101000111001 010010110010 010111111101 11010010101000101 10111001 1100011010101 111010 110101 00111010 101100 111001 1101011101101 1010010010101101 0010110011000100 00100111101000101 11111101000101 10110111001 1 0100011 1 01010101001 1011011110100 01101101011001 00110101101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Reality Disguised Can Not Be Betrayed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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