Too Specific by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Too Specific that begins with:

When one has asked for the truth,
And gets it heard to be delivered straight......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXab B cXcaX B bXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,5,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1111101 1101000101 1001101 00101101010 010111010 1010 101100101 11001010111 111000111 1001000 0110100110100 1010 01110101010 11010101010010 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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, it are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines specific is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word specific at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Too Specific;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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