Healed From A Wound by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Healed From A Wound that begins with:

Would I consider,
Beginning a relationship......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaa X aXab ccdXdX bbacaa Xcca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,4,6,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 01000101 0100110010 011 01111 1 11111 110100101 11001 11100010 1 101111001 11110101 111001 001110100 011010101 1110101 1101111 111011 111010 1011 110010 1001000101 111001001001 11110101 110011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; to, i are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word it 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 Healed From A Wound;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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