Hollow Wishes by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Hollow Wishes that begins with:

I am without sleep...
Most times....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBcdeff bgXff hhegdg aBbfbfXXffecbcge
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,6,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 11 10101 11101 10001011 01011 111101 011110111 11101011 100111101 1101101 1010001 11110101 11 11101001 11101 10100000010 11101101 10111011 11 111 11101101 1011001 111010 0111111 1111010 110101010 101101 111001 01010 11111100 01000101 11000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • 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; i is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines times is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase there connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Hollow Wishes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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