Easier To Be Revealed by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Easier To Be Revealed that begins with:

When I began to affirm happiness in my life
Every obstacle possible seemed to appear...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcbXX XXdcbca XbbdcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001100011 1001001001001 10111111100 0010011010 11101111100 010100001001100 1101001110101 1010101111 001001010 001110001 00101010 1101010101 11111100010111 10011 1110101111 010111011 1111011001100 010110011000001 01101011010111 10110001101001100 1010111110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, my, i 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 Easier To Be Revealed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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