Reconciliation by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Reconciliation that begins with:

Minds like that...
Have been poisoned for so long....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcaca bcdcebee bdXddebd dabaebce XeeeebeXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,8,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1010111 1110110 1110111 0101 01001010 00100101 01010010 1100101 10101010 10010100 1101000010 1001 1010101 00111001111 1011101010 001101101010010 01011010 01001 001001010 10001 100101 11101 11110111 11110100 1110101 1101 0101 11010110100 10110100 111011 11001 10111 11001 11011101 11101111 1010001100 101 111111 11 1111001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; to is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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