Buddies by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Buddies that begins with:

We were then a good couple,
Of buddies that dared....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: AbAcAacbde Abfcgaehbd gffXbgbbe AfAghXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010 01011 1010010 010101 1010010 01 1010111 1010101 1010101 0110 1010010 01011 1100001 101 1010010010 01 10100110 1011101 1111100 11010101 1010010010 111 1110111 1001111 1011101 1010111 110110111 101 1000101 1010010 01011 1010010 0100101 010001 1100010 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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:

    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; we, then are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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