Teller Of Myths by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Teller Of Myths that begins with:

Lieing is as much part of the culture,
As is deceit, embellishment and fantasy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bcdefge agacXhbeX XcbXdfcfXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,9,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110010 100101001100 11000100100 01001010 1010001 010010010 10100010001 00101010 0010011010 11111110 01110011 11011010110 1 10111001 110101 11101110 0111011 11110001110100 111010011 0010010001 101010001 0010000010 11100011001 00100110101001 1 1111011001 10101100010101 110010010001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; great, as are repeated.

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

  • summary of Teller Of Myths;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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