Giving Up On Stacking Burdens by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Giving Up On Stacking Burdens that begins with:

Finding 'self' to happen,
Is seldom mentioned......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC ADEE FbDbFg ABC ADEE FDDdFdgdFdDdfDgXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,6,3,4,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 01010 10101000101 11011101010 0010101001 101 101 10111010 1 1011101 1 10111010 11010101 101010 01010 10101000101 11011101010 0010101001 101 101 10111010 010 1011101 1010 10111010 00100 110101 0101 10111010 0101 1011101 0101 10101110 010 110101 101001101 00111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

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

  • summary of Giving Up On Stacking Burdens;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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