When They Were First Freshly Created by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem When They Were First Freshly Created that begins with:

The only time people seem capable,
Of admitting a truth they seldom refuse to do......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXba XX XXbXbab XX cXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,7,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101101100 0010011100101 01111101001 001001000 0101100101 0101011011 01110001010100 10011010101 001011110001011 110110 11111110101011 1010101110 001000111 011110101111 1111111101101 0110101110110010 1 1011001010011 110 11010101000100 010111101 10100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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, they are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of When They Were First Freshly Created;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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