Dance To Their Own Rhythms by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dance To Their Own Rhythms that begins with:

I see them finding the time,
To dance to their own rhythms....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdbX ebe fbbXcf Xccd XbaXcbd XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,6,4,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001 0101110 10101 101110 1010110 0101001 011111001 01101010111 11011101 10001101 0100101 00101010 110100 01011101 0101001011101 11111 110100101 11011011 10110101 10001 11010101 01001011010101 1101010010 00101 1010111 110100101 010110010100 1011110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 the is repeated.

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

  • summary of Dance To Their Own Rhythms;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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