Here To Perform Tasks Then Leave by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Here To Perform Tasks Then Leave that begins with:

It is there within us,
Left safe......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdad XdX Deafd daggbdc DXdcca fghXXX XXhXaeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,5,7,6,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001011 11 11010 101111101 10100001 111101111 1011 111010100 1101011 11 01100101 1010100 100100010 100100100 11111 101011011 111 110101001 010101001 101010100101 11000101 11 1111010 01011111001 1101010101 1100011011010 111111011 11 11011111010 011100 11010011010 101110100010 00001000100100 1011 111100101100 1011 11 11110011 11 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Here To Perform Tasks Then Leave;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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