The Votes Are In by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Votes Are In that begins with:

The votes are in.
It appears as though, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXacXdXc eccfcgeXc cfcegdbgX afd aXXXegf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,3,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110 00111 01010101 11110 101001110 00100100101 0010011010 100101101100 011001 100101 101100 101 101111 01110101111 110101010 1101110101 10110101 1110111011 1100100101000111 11110110100 10111010 1111110011 100011100101 1 1111 111100100 1001001001 01010 101110110 10011 100101101 11011111 111111101 101001110 110 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; they, and are repeated.

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

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

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