Victimization by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

I use to sympathize,
With a giving of my undivided empathy......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaacaadcaefbeeX dX fccdeXe XX Xghdch a XafacgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,2,7,2,6,1,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 0010011010100 001111 11010100 111111 11101001 011010101101 10101100 010001 1010101101 01101010 0111001001 1011001000 010100101 1000101001 11101011010 11101110 111010011110 11010 100010110 0111011 10001001 10101101 110100011100 110010 1100111 11010011110 1100 1101010111 01001010 01110 1111001 10011101001 1111010 1111 11111 1001000101 101010 1011110 01 110011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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