The Lawlessness by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

The lawlessness,
That has increased to make many......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCCD eFGX ABCCCD accce aachX ABCCCD dX eFGXheXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,6,5,5,6,2,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100 11010110 101100 1001001 1101000100 1110101 1100111110 1100 01101001 10010001110 0100 11010110 101100 1001001 1101000100 1110101 111110100100 010010001 10101101010 11010100110 001111101010 11010101 0111 0011101 111010 111011101 0100 11010110 101100 1001001 1101000100 1110101 11010101 110101010100 0101110 1100 01101001 10010001110 1 1001010011010 1111110011 010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

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