Diana by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

Can you come back,
And give a crispness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBCd ebfbX ghefggXh ABBCdhXf hb XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,8,8,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11010 011011 1110 010 11010 101010 11 011100 1111100 110101011 10101 111111 110001 1111 111110 001110 01110111111 1111 11010 011011 1110 010 11101 110010 10101011 1000 0010011 1111111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; you, and are repeated.

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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