The Intelligence We Serve by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Intelligence We Serve that begins with:

Repercussions will come rushing,
To repay for our own actions....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCC ABCC aXXXb ddcd dEBDD dEBDD ABCC ABdc dDed ADADAD Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,4,5,5,4,4,4,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100110 00111110 00110010 0110011 10100110 00111110 00110010 0110011 00111110 01100101 1010111 1 01 0010001001 11010101 1110100 110001 1101 101 00111 11110100 01010100 1111 101 00111 11110100 01010100 10100110 00111110 00110010 0110011 10100110 00111110 1111010 1011 1110100 01010100 11101 11001 10100110 1111001 10100110 1111001 10100110 1111001 0010011 01011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Intelligence We Serve;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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