With That Moan On by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem With That Moan On that begins with:

Long lost in the game and schemes.
And far from entertaining, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDCECBCB EF ABCDCECBCB fdGHGHGHHGHGHGHH ABCDCECBCBXEFGHGHGHH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,2,10,16,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111 1101010 01 1011101 11 1000011 11 10010 11 1011101 1010100111 0110111101 1100111 1101010 01 1011101 11 1000011 11 10010 11 1011101 10111000100 010011001100 0111 111111 0111 1100101 1111 1101001 011100101 0111 111111 0111 1100101 1111 1101001 011100101 1100111 1101010 01 1011101 11 1000011 11 10010 11 1011101 1010100111 0110111101 0111 111111 0111 1100101 1111 1101001 011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; that, on are repeated.

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

  • summary of With That Moan On;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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