Speaking Now Out Loud But Then Unspoken by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Speaking Now Out Loud But Then Unspoken that begins with:

Too many living in unrested desperation.
And giving up their hopes and treasured beliefs....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE AXaXA ABCDE ABAeAXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001001010 11011111001 1101000101010 11011101110 111 1111011110 1111011101001 1010111110110 1111101100 1011111010 1101001001010 11011111001 1101000101010 11011101110 111 1111011110 11011111001 1111011110 101110111 1111011110 111101101101100 1011111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; many, and, to, their are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Speaking Now Out Loud But Then Unspoken;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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