You Unpacked That Doubt by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You Unpacked That Doubt that begins with:

I thought,
You were mine....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAAb cDEeA XeA XeA FeXeAeA ABAAb cDEeAFXac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,3,3,7,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 101 11 11 01 1 11 11 1 0111 1001101 1 0111 1001111 1 0111 11 101 111100 11 0111 1 0111 11 101 11 11 01 1 11 11 1 0111 11 10 01 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 69
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 12 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2

  • 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; thought is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines thought is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word doubt at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of You Unpacked That Doubt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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