This is an analysis of the poem The One Warned that begins with:
How did I know that truck was going to hit you?
The sound of it....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbc XX aac X deaXffdd X fdb eX X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,3,1,8,1,3,2,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101111110011 0100 0100 1010 111111 011010110100 1 1011 1110010 111101 11011 1011110011010 010111001 111111 11001 11 1111010 000100010 111111 101101011101 01110110 11010101010 1010 111 1011111
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
- Average number of words per stanza: 14
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The One Warned;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of Opening Joke
- Analysis of Dealing With 'Accepted' Reality
- Analysis of Worthless Propositions
