Was That A Question? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Was That A Question? that begins with:

No one should live feeling obligated,
To assumptions, decisions or opinions given......

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: XaXXbbbXcdedXdfagdcd ebXX acXfcfah X hgXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,4,8,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101010 0010010101010 11001 101111111 0010000111 10100010 0111110 1101100100010 111111 0010110 010100100 101110011011 10 1110100100 110101100100101 0110011011010010 1011111 10110101 011101110111 1001111010010 11110110 1011011011010 0110011101 1001110 11010 1110110101010 1010001101 1 0101 11101010101 011110101 110110010 1111010000011 1 1 111010 11001010111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Was That A Question?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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