Every Blessing by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Every Blessing that begins with:

All that I want,
Is within my reach....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXa Bcd Bbd Xeac XXebffe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,3,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 00111 11100101 1 111011 11100101110 101010 110101 11100101110 1110 001 1001010111 111 100111 11001 110101 11001 11010100 01101110 0110101 001010 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word all 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 father is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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