Selfish Isolation by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Selfish Isolation that begins with:

They believe what has been stolen,
From wicked beginnings......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddX beXXXe edbXXe dfafcXfb Xfdfbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 010010 0100 0100100 111 01010111 11010100 0101101 0101011100 001110 10 0101 00101010 1010010101 110011010 101100101 10101011 110100101 11110 11001 0101010 0010101 10011100 111 1011 10110111 0011001101 01001 10101101 11010011 10100010 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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