Focus Maintained by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Focus Maintained that begins with:

Gain!
All I have is love to give, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBACADEF ABACADEF GFfHFfIFJF aBACADEF GFfHFfIFJF KL KL HLJF KL KL HLJFXaBACADEF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,10,8,10,2,2,4,2,2,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1110101 11 0101101 101 10011 0101 011001 11 1110101 11 0101101 101 10011 0101 011001 1101 011001 1 1101 11001 1 1101 011001 1011101 101001 1 1110101 11 0101101 101 10011 0101 011001 1101 011001 1 1101 11001 1 1101 011001 1011101 101001 0101 111001 1101 111001 1111 111001 1011101 101001 0101 111001 1101 111001 1111 111001 1011101 101001 1 1110101 11 0101101 101 10011 0101 011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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.

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

  • summary of Focus Maintained;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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