Adventures Meant by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Adventures Meant that begins with:

I do my best to listen,
To the wind......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cadce eeeb baXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 001 10010110 11110101 1101 001101010 010100111 11100100 01011100101 11100111 1011001 11101 1011101010 111101 111010111 00111110110 011011 010101101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; to, my, i are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word 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 Adventures Meant;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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