What A Brilliant Idea by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem What A Brilliant Idea that begins with:

Their wish to see others fail,
Apparently has been successful....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa X bcbaX XX c XX XddX XcXX X XcX XdXX X bXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,5,2,1,2,4,4,1,3,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 010010010 111110111 1011 10011001 1111001100 11101100 010100101101 1 11101 0101001111 1 0100011 001101001 1100010 001010001000 110 1 1001000 11010110 1101001 010 1 0110101000 111 111 0101101010010 11011100101010 01101000010 11101010101101 1 1010010 1 1110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of What A Brilliant Idea;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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