Choose To Fly by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Choose To Fly that begins with:

Choose to fly!
Choose to soar......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCAcdcdAeeXeAfeeegXghhhAhfhAbbXABCAXbABbbAc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 44,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 101 0101 1101 10111 1010101 011010 11011101 101 101001 11 01101 110111110 101 11 0111 10101010010 010100 1001 111110000 10101 11101 1101 010101 101 110110 10001 011100100 101 01111 010001 111001111010 101 101 0101 1101 11 111001011 101 101 10101101 101 101 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1019
  • Average number of words per stanza: 180
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Choose To Fly;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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