Earthbound by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

Earthbound.
In it to be of it to covet....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd aXcXef abXdb abbXfaegf abbgahffhbaXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,5,9,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 000000010 10010010 011001 101110 01001100 011010 010011 1001 100100110 11 011101 1001100 10101 110001 11 1000000 010 0101 11010 101 1101 1010 100100100100 11 0000 1100 1010100 011101 100111 01010100100 11010100 0010001 1001 111111 110101 011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word earthbound at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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