This is an analysis of the poem Unfamiliar With It that begins with:
The most difficult thing to do,
For one in a leadership position......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdc edfbbXc XcdbX XcXb cedg aadbfd dXdgc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,5,4,4,6,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01100101 1100101010 1010001 001101000010 110010001 0101001010100 1010101011101000 101001000010 110101001 1110011 101001 1101 0100 1111 010101011101000 010010011 10110 1011101010 011010100101 1100 1110101 10110011001 111010 001010101 1010101 11101111 110101 1001011 111001 0101001110 11111101001 0110010110001 1010101 011101011111 1110111 110100101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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, he, they are repeated.
The author used the same word and 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 Unfamiliar With It;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of Please Do Not Resist
- Analysis of There Is Something Really Wrong About That
- Analysis of Those Who Hurt And Go
