So Many People by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem So Many People that begins with:

So many people...
View life to see through tunnels....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC XXXD ABAC BEXD ADAFAFD BEDADAFAFg bcgXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,7,10,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 1101110 1010 1010101 101001 0111111 11010101 1111 11010 1101110 1010 1010101 101111 0101111 11010101 1111 11010 101010101 11010 101010111 11010 1010101001 01011101010 101111 0101111 01011101010 11010 101010101 11010 101010111 11010 1010101001 10101010101 101110 110001 10101010101 01 00101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; who, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of So Many People;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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