Socialistic by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Socialistic that begins with:

So many are now expressing their concerns,
Whether, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefdg dX cXf cdcca hfi X dXcac aX XihX fgcbXcei XX jkcX dX cXjckh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,3,5,3,1,5,2,4,8,2,4,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011010101 10 0010 100100011100 110100100111 01001010100 101 01001 1100 111 011111 11100101 101010100 01110101 01010 10011 10010 101001 1101101010 011010010111100 01101011101 1 1110110 101010100 01110 0010001001001010101 100101 11 1111 1 01010101001 11011000100110 111111011 010 1111010100001010 1110010110010101 010 111010110 101 01010011 0100100110 1 100111011 101 100100110 11010 0001000 111010011001 00101010111 101010 11 1001101 01110110 1010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words those, he are repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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