Hoards In Sorrow by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Hoards In Sorrow that begins with:

If I 'have' whatever it is to give.
And you 'have' but to give not! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXc cXXXccXc Xacbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101100001 11101011 110101000 11011 011000 11011100 0111010 011001 111011010 1000110 11101 10 101 11101 111101 101101 11110 1011101 0110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

    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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Hoards In Sorrow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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