What It Has Been Allowed by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem What It Has Been Allowed that begins with:

See it for what it is.
Since it is what it has been allowed, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXX XdaaX X edcbb X fXffe XX XXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,1,5,1,5,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100 100101001 001 100101 111001 1011110101 001001110001 1100011000001 11001011001 1100101101 1011011000 11011101 1 111110001 001001001 111010100010 101001011100001 1101100010101 101111010100 111101100 0001010101 00101100111 1110111 1 11111101011 0101000101100 010111010 0101 001000101 101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of What It Has Been Allowed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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