Finding Peace Within by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Finding Peace Within that begins with:

Where are your children?
They are awfully quiet this evening....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab abX caXX daeaX cX eacffX d XeX X XfXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,4,5,2,6,1,3,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 111010010 1101100100 11011010 1111001110 11 111010 01111 1010 11 111100101101 1011011 11101010 1101111111 11011 10101 11111001 1110101 111101110 110110010110 11111 101001011 10101 101 101101 01010101010 11110101011 11010 00111 1110111001 101 1110 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

  • summary of Finding Peace Within;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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