Traitor by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Traitor that begins with:

Anyone who has ever been led to believe,
A keeping to not reveal their dishonesty......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaabc X dX dcXeX Xff beddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,1,2,5,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111001001 010010110100 0011101 00110111010 10110101 110001001 0010 1010101001 11100 010 111100 10111 110001001111 11 101010001 011011111010 11011101100 1001010100 0101000101 10110010 01111001011 0010011 1110110111 010100011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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, with are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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