This Gets Instant Silence by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem This Gets Instant Silence that begins with:

Have you ever had an argument,
With someone you agreed with? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcd acabef aebfegacXadg aX hhbeghc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,12,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011100 0111010 110110110010 011010100001 10101010100 111100010101 001 101001001 110 11011111 101 111001 11 110001 011111 1 01 0101100 1110100100010 110111 11101111 11101111 11010000 10101010 1111 11110101 1 0110000100001 1111110 11 011011 100101001001 110011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; you, with, they, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words just, i, they are repeated.

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

  • summary of This Gets Instant Silence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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