Until It Is Seen by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Until It Is Seen that begins with:

Since they don't think of themselves,
As great....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCADE Fdg Xah abaXa idjFcd bgkjkjkg baa ABcCADEcc cbba ejajd ahcaa cXlacjbiXbb i elbl Xelbbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,3,5,6,8,3,9,4,5,5,11,1,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 11 1010001 11111 1001 1001010 11 101 11010 1110111001010 111111 1100100001100 101010111 1111 1001 010110101110 1 101011 1101010 100100010010 11 0101011 111111010 111011 10110111010 1111 11111 111 101001010 1111 10101001 10001100100 111100100 1010010101 1111001 11 1101 1010001 11111 1001 1001010 0011010 0101100 11010101 1100010 001101101 00100110100 1101110100 11011010 0011101 10101110 1111001 110100100 001100 101000001101 0100 10101 000100100 101001 111001 0011101 0111110 01011110010 1100111100 1010010110 10000 110010001 1100001 1001010010 11110 111101 1101010101 1111111 0111011 010111 111111 11100010101 110 01001
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 79
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; to, they are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is 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 Until It Is Seen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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