Removed From The Scene by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Removed From The Scene that begins with:

When some folks are given ten minutes of attention,
To then begin to 'assume'......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbbb cddcXb XXbXda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111101100010 01010100 111101101000101 1001001101 1100101010001 0001110010100 10101010 01110100111 10011010001101 10101101011000 01111101 1100100101 101000010010101 10110001010110 010001000101 010011001010010 001011101001 11010001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 Removed From The Scene;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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