From Sunrise To Sunset by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem From Sunrise To Sunset that begins with:

Many have never had responsibilities,
With a sacrificing their lives....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAbCDbdXbddad aefdbaeAa AAbCDdAf Xbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,9,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101010100 00101011 1 10110010100 110010001111 1011 010010100001 1 1011110 101010011 01111110111 1011000 111 100110 0010111 100010 110101001 0101110101 1010011 1101010010010 011011 001011 101101010100 00101011 1 10110010100 110010001111 101101001001 011011 011101100 11 11111 1111 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; they is repeated.

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

  • summary of From Sunrise To Sunset;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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