This Has Never Been A Surprise by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem This Has Never Been A Surprise that begins with:

To you,
This may come as a shock....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDD EFGXXdac EeEhihie ABCDD EFG DX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,8,5,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 011101 101 01100001 1011 01011 001111 1011100 111111010 111110 0010011 1001 1101111 10100111 111110101 10100111 1101101011110 1110 11111 11110 101 01 011101 101 01100001 1011 01011 001111 1011100 01100001 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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, i've, you, been are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of This Has Never Been A Surprise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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