Fixed Positions by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Fixed Positions that begins with:

I wish you the best.
Those who are stuck in routines! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbba aabcXc XXaaXaad XeecdXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1111001 1100100 10111 1101 111101 010101 1100010 10101010 10101 11010 111101 1110 01111111 11111100 101010 111000101 1101 10100101101 1101010 111001001 10100101 001100001 00010 01000100100 1010010 011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; you, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word i 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 flow is repeated).

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

  • summary of Fixed Positions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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