I Am Never Alone In 'This' by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Am Never Alone In 'This' that begins with:

Wherever it is You lead me,
I will allow......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD EC ffc EC Xggc eXhXh ECGCX ABCD EGCX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,3,2,4,5,5,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000111 1001 011010 010 101010 001001010 0101110 01001 11100001 101010 001001010 11101100 1111101 1010100 111100001 10011101 111101011 1010011101 001101 11110101 101010 001001010 110100 111001 01 01000111 1001 011010 010 101010 110100 111001 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of I Am Never Alone In 'This';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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