Delighted Attachments by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Delighted Attachments that begins with:

Dreams I feed I keep unbroken.
Timeless are my wishes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbacbadcdefcdXaXeffcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111010 101110 11010010100 1101101010 1100101001 01000100 011111 10011101 1110001 0110111 10111101 01011010 11000101101 111111 1101110010 011111010 11 110101 0010010010 101001101 10011 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 705
  • Average number of words per stanza: 124
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Delighted Attachments;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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