Spoken Words Heard by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Spoken Words Heard that begins with:

The one thing a shown disrespect,
Accompanied by a known humiliation......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdceefgXhafg bihbX aXbiXgXbbdX adaX dg XX X X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,5,11,4,2,2,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101101 010010101010 1000100110111 000100100001 0101100 11 10011011001 10101000000101 00110111011 001111 001011101100 11100 1011010 11110101100010 100110100 1111 10101100010 01100100 1110010 1110110101000 110010 101 1011010101010 0100011000010 010100010 10001010 101000100101 010101010110 1011101010 000100010 110110110100 11 11111001111000 101100010 1111100 0100011110100 010101010 1 1100111001000 1101110000 111110 1101110000
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Spoken Words Heard;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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