Poem Analysis of To The Accusers by Lawrence S. Pertillar for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem To The Accusers that begins with:

To the accusers,
Who refuse to see......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

Rhyme scheme: ABACCC ABABB aDDaC EFCCX ABACCC ABABB aDDaC EFCCX AGG AHH AGG AHH ABACCC AGGXAHH
Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,5,5,6,5,5,5,3,3,3,3,6,7,
Closest metre: iambic trimeter
Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 00010 10101 1100 11101001 0111 011010 00010 10101 1100 1110101 1011111 100 110 110 10 010100 101 11 011 1001 011100 00010 10101 1100 11101001 0111 011010 00010 10101 1100 1110101 1011111 100 110 110 10 010100 101 11 011 1001 011100 00010 1010 111 00010 1111 111 00010 1010 111 00010 1111 111 00010 10101 1100 11101001 0111 011010 00010 1010 111 00010 1111 111
Amount of stanzas: 15
Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
Average number of words per stanza: 15
Amount of lines: 66
Average number of symbols per line: 18 (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 author used the same word to at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines them is repeated).

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

summary of To The Accusers;
central theme;
idea of the verse;
history of its creation;
critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.

To The Accusers by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar