Dance With The Wind by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Dance With The Wind that begins with:

I'm doing the best I can,
Trying to remember I should forgive you....

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: abacdceeccedfdabbgbbfgbgXgbfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100111 10001011011 10111 010110010001 11010011100 11101101 110111 1111111101 11011 1110101 11010010 010101001 111101 10011100 11100101 0101 11001011101 11101 11001011 0011111111 11000110111 10111011 1010111011 111011001 10111000 11011001 1111011 1001 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 931
  • Average number of words per stanza: 175
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Dance With The Wind;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Poems about...
✕