How I Approach My Life by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem How I Approach My Life that begins with:

I am often reminded,
How the direction of my writing......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcde afbgchfX XheXeggc dcgcieaaiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,8,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010 100100110 111000 110101 1111010 110111 011111010 1010101010 111 11111101000 1111 111101010100 10010 110 1111100111 100101010100 10110111 11111101 111110111000 01100010010 10101011101010 1 11 100110110 101011000011010 11 010100110010111 1 101 1111111111 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; my, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of How I Approach My Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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