Where The Problem Is by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Where The Problem Is that begins with:

There use to be a time,
When people passed off anything......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC ccdaeX eXXfXgX feddecdeXABCgdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,7,15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001 11011101 1100100 011110 11101110110100 11010100101 10111101001010 111010010110001 0101001111010110 1 011110010100100 1110101 11011101001 11000010 1110001 1001001101 1 11101011011 11101011011001 001001100011 1110010 11111000111110 001001 00101010101 110001 11011101 1100100 111111100111 10110001001 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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 Where The Problem Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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