Strange Things by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Strange Things that begins with:

Some strange things,
To us can happen....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBBDB abbEbbD Fgf Fgg ABCBBDBEBXFEBEADb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,3,3,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 01110 0001 0101010 001 1111 0101 111 0101010 10111 0101010 01001 1010101 111 111100111 1001011 1101111101 111100111 110001 1111101001 111 01110 0001 0101010 001 1111 0101 0101010 001 111100111 0101010 001 0101010 111 111 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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