The Truth...That Is! by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Truth...That Is! that begins with:

This may not be obvious.
But those who suffer from the perpetuation, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdd eXdXebe bXfgdafcX bX cXf X gcXcXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,9,2,3,1,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110100 111100001010 01 101100 101011110 1 11 101101 1111111100 1010111010 1100001010 1101 010011111 1100000 0111111101 0110100 10101 1101001110100 111000100 11001 011110100 1111110101 0010001 011111010010 01 10 1010101111 1010 111101010101 111 011100100 10110010100 101110 10110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • 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:

    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.

    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 Truth...That Is!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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