To Soothe A Need To Feed Their Evils by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Soothe A Need To Feed Their Evils that begins with:

Tired doctrines kept in deeply held traditions,
Meant to keep expanding minds stagnant......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXcccdc eeaddc dXcXeccdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010101010 101010110 00010101011 1100010 0110100010 01010101110 1100010101 0101011010100 01 10100010100 101010110100100 010101110 1001001 0010100100 01010101010101 101001100 010111 1 0010100100100 110010010100 1001001010100 101111010101010 010010100 111010110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 319
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of To Soothe A Need To Feed Their Evils;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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