This is an analysis of the poem Self Examination that begins with:
Smothered in historic wickedness.
In regretted depths trying to forget....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXXbX bcadXeXfe ababdbda caXdcb fccXfecc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,8,6,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100010100 0010110001 1011 010110000 101010010101 01010100 01011011001 1111010 100100101001 100100010 10001 1101000001 111011100 1101001011 0111 1111101 001001110001 001000101111 0010101 01011010 1101001 0101001 11111 10001010 01001 010 101011101 110011 0110100 1010011010 01010110101010 10101010 010101 1011100 01001 101100100 11010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 37
- 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:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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 Self Examination;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of My Technique
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- Analysis of Words Only You Will Come To Know
