Here To Rescue You by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Here To Rescue You that begins with:

I caught you drifting.
In the midst of dark shadows, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcCDA EEFGHFCF XiijgeX ffeajff EEKLJ iABcCDAfEEFGHFCF ehijcci EEKLJXCDAfCFaFF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,7,7,5,16,7,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 0010111 1 101 001 1101 11101 1110101 101101 10110001 1101 0111 111 0101 111101110 10110100 10101100 11111011 000 1101111100 111000 101 01011101 0111 010010 110111111 1 1110101 11111101 0011001101 1010100 001110111 1111 1 11110 0010111 1 101 001 1101 1 11101 1110101 101101 10110001 1101 0111 111 0101 11111010 11111 10100 101010 001010101 1101 1010011010 11111101 0011001101 1010100 001110111 1111 101 001 1101 1011 111 0101 010101 11 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 70
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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.

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

  • summary of Here To Rescue You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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