To Leave A Rotting Rut by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Leave A Rotting Rut that begins with:

I alone allowed...
My failures to speak for me out loud....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabc dXeaa bfdXa cbXafdda eX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,8,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 110011111 1111101 010110111 110100101 0010001110 1111011101 11 0010010111 1101101101111 1001 01111 100111 110111 1101010111 100010010 110011010101 111101 0100111 011111001 010101 1101001 111111 0111011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; i is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of To Leave A Rotting Rut;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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