Until They Show Their Real Faces by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Until They Show Their Real Faces that begins with:

Who did what why and when,
To solidify their own happiness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdedfc cXXXcdbgXd X gef X fd X dXdXc XX hhc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,1,3,1,2,1,5,2,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 0010111100 1110001 00100101 1010010 1001101 110101001 0100101 111100010 101 10010001 11001011 1011101 1111110 1100010001 010101000101 01010101 01110010 01010000111001 11001001001 101111011 1100110 111001 111110001 111010 111010 111101110 111010 1111 1101 11111001010 110111111 01111110 1 11011101 011 1111001001111 1100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Until They Show Their Real Faces;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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