Whose Truth Is Reality? by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Whose Truth Is Reality? that begins with:

Whose truth is reality?
And why are the many eyes focused upon it, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACD befXX egghhXg bhhiff Xahi AaBAXCD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,6,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100 111010110010 10010011010 010010 0010100011 001111111101 010101101001010 11100 110111011 110111 11101001101 1 11101001 01010 01101101 11110 11000101111 1110111 1110 110101 010110 11111 1101111101 10111011 01010100 10101 0111 1100100 10 111010110010 10010011010 010010 0010100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of Whose Truth Is Reality?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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