Wrong! by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Wrong! that begins with:

How foolish of me,
Not to know what it is you wish? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDc Aefgd fhch geee iifi ABCDc jhj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,4,4,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 10110011 0111000 1110 1 11001 101011 111010010 010111 011010001 110100111 1011011001 111001 10 11110 11100 011111 011101 110110111 0110100101 1111101 1110110101 11001 10110011 0111000 1110 1 1 111 110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i, you are repeated.

    The author used the same words how, i 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 Wrong!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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