Chilian Brilliance by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Chilian Brilliance that begins with:

It is a blessing to witness,
Such bravery and commitment to brilliance....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aab CDEF bdf Xgbg hXf ihbX CDEF idaffc dd fcdb XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,3,4,3,4,4,6,2,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00010010 11001010010 001000101 110110 1011001101 01011000110 01010 111010111011 01101011 11101 11100110 1000010 1010100010 101100110110101010 11010100011011101 010001 001000101001 1101 10010101 0101011010100 01101111001000 110110 1011001101 01011000110 01010 0101110100101 0111 10100101 11010100011001 0110001 1010011101010100 10010011 01011111 1000 0010010 0101101 1100 1010010 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Chilian Brilliance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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