Those Who Made Choices by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Those Who Made Choices that begins with:

It is now a stinging,
That brings clear vision....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabb bbc Xdda cccXadd XXdXd dXdddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,7,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001010 11110 11001010 10111010 111001001 01000010 01001010 10101 1110101001 11110 00111101101 0100110100001 10110 110101010 10001100 1011101 11101 101111 0111 101011010 11011 1101001101 111010 0111 0010101110 1111100 100111 11001 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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