Where Evil People Dwell by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Where Evil People Dwell that begins with:

I once wanted your touch,
I had to have so much....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABC X BDEB X Xfgc XX hfhHdi JXGkXX BDEB JXGX hHhi XX ddi kXXAABC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,4,1,4,2,6,6,4,4,4,2,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 110111 111101 1101111 11111 101110010 0110 11101 10111 111111 1011110001 101111 11011 111101 11 10111 1 1110101110 1 11101 00101010 010 10111 1010 11101 1011 101111010 0111001100 101110010 0110 11101 10111 10111 1010 11101 1011 1 11101 110101 010 111101 1111100 10101010 111010 010 1111011 10110101111 111011 110111 111101 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; you is 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 Where Evil People Dwell;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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