This Isn'T Science by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem This Isn'T Science that begins with:

Why is it,
That when someone has decided......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXd bXeedd c fdaad XX Xbcca XXadcfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,1,5,2,5,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 11111010 01100111100 11010 1101001010 0010 110101010 00101110101 1100101 101100010 11110101001010 1100000010000101010 100010001 11 11110 11011010100 11010010100 11 10010 0100111011 1010 101101110 0100 00101001001 00100 11001011111 010001110100 1001101 00010 111 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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

  • summary of This Isn'T Science;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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