With Indefinite Ends by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem With Indefinite Ends that begins with:

They needed no assistance,
To expose their flaws....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXaXbX Xabaa aabXXbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 00111 1111001 11110 111101 111001 01111 1100 110101011010 10110101 11111010 0010010 01001011101 11101110 110111010110 001001 01101 10001 11101 1010111 001000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; they is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of With Indefinite Ends;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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