Sedated by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

It's time to dropp hopscotched ideals.
Limited in isolation......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC DCEFC GHAAFH afaf DCEFC ABAC GHAAFHXbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,6,4,5,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101 10001010 0101 011011 11001 1111011 00110 10001 110101 11001001 110001 1010110 1100110 0101000 111111 11001001 101000100 111010 101011001101 11001 1111011 00110 10001 110101 01011101 10001010 0101 011011 11001001 110001 1010110 1100110 0101000 111111 10110 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; them is repeated.

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

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

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

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