Those Who Know Best by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Those Who Know Best that begins with:

If it continues to be assumed,
As to what others think....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdefaagXecdhafa XiX fXXjghijhfhgkhkiabc XfXhXigkhajX adgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,3,19,12,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000100001 101101 111110 1000100 10010111 110101 100 11010 0110001 1010010 11100 10010 101001 0010110 010101 001001010001 01101 00111000 1 101000 111011 11 1111100 01011000 1 11100 1110 11101 11001 0110001 110 11010 11111 101 110101010 1 0101001011 01 10010 101001 1 1100101 0101 100010 11 11 11010011 111001 11110010 10110001 1101001 1001100 1101 0100010 1111110 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Those Who Know Best;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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