This is an analysis of the poem Determined He Is To Lift Them that begins with:

He has been selected.
He is the choice, ...

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: Abbbc dXXae beAXf ggbXXb aXcdcX ddfeb abbacXdggeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,6,6,5,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 1001 00101 01001 010101 101001 1011001010 1011010 1010010 1010110100010 0000101 0110111 110010 010000100 11101010111 111101 01111101 01010 010 010001 001010010100100 100001 0110010 1110111010001 0111111111 010100100100 11101011 1111010 1010001 101010010 00100101010 0111010 11010110001 100100110 11000110 11010101 101001110111 10110100 1101011001 0001001 11101010 01011001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • 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; this is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word and 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 Determined He Is To Lift Them;
  • 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