Found And Right On Time by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Found And Right On Time that begins with:

More than anything felt to feel,
Is a......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE FBCDE EfdBCDE EBCDE fBCDEXFABCDE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,5,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101 00 101 10 11111 11101101 00 101 10 11111 1010101 1010110101 11001001100 00 101 10 11111 1010101 00 101 10 11111 11010110101 00 101 10 11111 11101101 11101101 00 101 10 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word more is repeated.

    The author used the same words more, treasured at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word time at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Found And Right On Time;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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