Eyes Bright Upon The Universe Are Widening by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Eyes Bright Upon The Universe Are Widening that begins with:

What 'Lord' selected to represent,
The complexity of an abundant Universe......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbab Dec fbeaXffaXecXD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110100101 0010001010101 1111010100 00010001101 10101110001 11011001 110101011100 01010001 1110100101 10001001 10010101 1010101010110 01100101 101011001001 1101001 10101001001 100100101011 110001010111 01001010101101 0110101010111 110101011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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.

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

  • summary of Eyes Bright Upon The Universe Are Widening;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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