This is an analysis of the poem For That Prize that begins with:
For that prize...
Those who wish stick to their dreaming....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABABCDad ABaBCdDad AXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111 11110110 111 101001010 1000100 011101 101011 11101 111 11110110 1111 101001010 1000100 01010101 011101 101011111 01 111 1110111 1111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 20
- 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.
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 For That Prize;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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- Analysis of The Ugliness Of It
- Analysis of What Is Not Meant To Be Known
