The Critquing Done by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Critquing Done that begins with:

So fortunate I have been,
Throughout my life to have met several 'Doers'....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdbeXcc XXXffXdbbc Xecd aXXcXX fdXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,4,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100110 01110111001 1 10010 0010000 111101 001 10 01010100101 101011001010010 110 0100 001011010 01100011 111 110101111 110101011 010101 01011001010 110100 01 101000101 110111010100 01010 11011110 1001011101110 1 01110001010011 101010111001 01010 11 0010100100110 0101 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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