Those Who Practice Acts Of Madness by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Those Who Practice Acts Of Madness that begins with:

It never ceases to amaze,
Who rushes to administer aid......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC BDB efa fXXbegX ABC BDB X Xg XeeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,7,3,3,1,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010001 110001001 011101010 10100101011 101 0011111001 1010010011 1110001 101000100011 11 1110110100010 111110001 001010010001 1100100110011 01110110101111 100110101000 01010001 110001001 011101010 10100101011 101 0011111001 11110011011 1100101101100 1110111010010 1 010010101 1001110 010011101 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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, in are repeated.

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

  • summary of Those Who Practice Acts Of Madness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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