This is an analysis of the poem Grateful To Express that begins with:
They don't know what 'this' is!
'This'...here! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbc XXadefe XXgXXaXXXdfcXhgebaX heXXchhae
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,19,9,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111110 10 01111010111 111101000 1 1 1010010 01010010010 1111101001 10101010 0101101 11001101 1010111 01110111110 0101110001 11001001010 11100011110 001 1101 100100 1100101010 110101101 1010011 011111011 01111101110 1111111 1101 011111 1101110 1010001011 101 111100111 11010111011 101 111110100100111 1111101101010 01001110001 1101010 11001
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
- Average number of words per stanza: 57
- Amount of lines: 39
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
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 and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Grateful To Express;
- 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
- Analysis of 'Something' That Might Connect
- Analysis of Sending An End Away
- Analysis of It Is Not Malicious At All
