Sitting Upon Fences by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sitting Upon Fences that begins with:

There is something being presented
That clearly separates from the truth....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXb XX cbcc adc daX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010010 110101001 01010010 000111 1001010 100111011101 010010100 11101100 1110100 010100101 1111010 101101 10101010101 11101111010 1100101 11001100101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; it, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it 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 Sitting Upon Fences;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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