The Urgent Revisiting Of It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Urgent Revisiting Of It that begins with:

If 'that' which should have been in place,
Is not and slips away....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcbXXde Xdaeaacae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111001 011101 0100101001010 00101000011 010101 111101 1101101 101010100 111100001 10101001011 00010011 101101 01100001 1001000010 10010011 1001 01010101 010010000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; that is repeated.

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  • summary of The Urgent Revisiting Of It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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