That Which Is Visible by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem That Which Is Visible that begins with:

Not to see that which is visible,
But to worship that to idolize with symbols......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbccdX XeXfXfdf daeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110100 101010101010 00111001010 010101000011 000100111 1010100010 1110010010 0010001001101 1111101100 1101110001 01111001011 10010110100 011 1011001010 10100010 00101001000101 1 01111010 11011001 1100101 11101100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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, that, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of That Which Is Visible;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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