This is an analysis of the poem Solitary Confinement that begins with:
I wish I had the authority,
To arrest and lock up......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXabcb XabcbXXdbdX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111100100 001111 11100011 11001 1110011 01110 101010101 111010 1010 1010010 11011101 0011101 111111 11010 10001 01 0111011 101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Solitary Confinement;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of Purposely To Leave
- Analysis of Requested
- Analysis of Agent Provocateur (The Engaging Age)
