Giving Others by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Giving Others that begins with:

Giving others what there is to give,
From the inside......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC ADBE eFDAG eFDAG ABC ADBEgeXCECEc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,5,5,3,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011001 0001 10111 101011001 00101 1011010 0101 10101010101 110101010 0111 001 110 0101010101 110101010 0111 001 110 101011001 0001 10111 101011001 00101 1011010 0101 00101010 0111100 1010001 001010100111100 1010001 001010100111100 00
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word giving at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

  • summary of Giving Others;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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