Confidence by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

Not easily refined or defined,
Is confidence....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcde fXfabbb bbdfXaf edXbfXf bcfbXaeXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,7,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001101 0100 100101 100111 010101010 100000100 01010 10100101 1100110 00100001 01001 001000010 100 10000100 0101 101010 101101000100 1 1110001001010 110 011010011010 0110111011101 011011 101101001101 1 011 1001 0011111 11001101100001 11 10101010 11101 010101010 1010101101100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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