Under Siege by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Under Siege that begins with:

Blindfolded they were.
And interrogated for who they were not....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbc XaXaaa cXa XbdcaXca cdXad dcX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,3,8,5,3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 10101011101 101100 100011001 100101 01010 001010001 0010100 11010101 00101 10101 10101011 111001011100 1111111 0101 010001010101 0101111101101 0101101 10011 010001101 101110010 11011101 1110110 110111001 1111101 1111101001 110111010001 0101 10101 101011 111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; to, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, this, as are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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