The Belief System by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Belief System that begins with:

Some folks do things,
Because they want others to 'believe'......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX Xa XXbXccde fdfgfgXheadde dfed bhXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,8,13,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 0111100100 110110 1111 0101011 111010 11111001000 110110100 1110010101 010111 101011 011 1001110111 10101101001 1011000101010 0000010 101111110 111010101 110010000111 1 00101011110001 1001 001001010 10101010110010 1100001 010111 00001010 110010100 0111001 1010101010 100010 111110001 111000 111 0100111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; they, to are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines are is repeated).

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

  • summary of The Belief System;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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