Every Hour I Have Is Precious by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Every Hour I Have Is Precious that begins with:

You said you would be here.
And gave a time when you would arrive....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaba cdcbeaaff XXXXeXXXdXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 110111101 111 101101 101000111100100 1101110011 01111 1110101110010 1011101 1101110100 111111 111011 1011101 1110111 11101 1101 1110101 111010010 1010011 11111 1100010010 110111 1001011 1001011010 1000 1101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; you, i, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Every Hour I Have Is Precious;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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