Taken Out Of Context by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Taken Out Of Context that begins with:

No one rages without a cause.
Or decides at the height of boredom, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDcXXX dXeecedX ABCDecX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 101101010 010101101 0010100010 10100101 00100110 0110101001001 110111101 11 01 101011 11110111001 1101010 00101001001 010111010101 1111100100 11100101 101101010 010101101 0010100010 1 1001011101 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Taken Out Of Context;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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