Shifted Visits by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Shifted Visits that begins with:

What is reality?
But a shift of visits....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDEBEBeXXdE ABCBDEBEBEdXa BFXBe BFebeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,13,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100100 101010 0111 1010 1100101 101010 001 1101010 010101 11000101 101 01000 011 1000101101 100100 101010 0111 1010 1100101 101010 001 1101010 010101 1000101101 01 111011 00100 1010 11 10101011 1010 1011100010 1010 11 1100010 11010 1010 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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 words what, shifted 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 Shifted Visits;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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