Undued by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

You can not live your life,
Doing unto others......

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: XaBX CAD bDEBAD BXdCAD XbDEBADCb bbaXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,6,6,9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 101010 010111 00110 111001 11111 0110001 0100111111 10111011 011100000101 101 111111 1011100 010111 00110 11 111001 11111 0110001 010 0111111 10111011 011100000101 101 111111 1011100 111001 10101 010111 1101 010110000 110101 1 010100 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; you, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word you at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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