I Care by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Care that begins with:

I care.
But with no one will I share, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAA abca dcdd AAAXXea cdccXc ccfbcbeXAAAcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,7,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1011011 01000101 1101 1001 10010 0111 01110101 1110 11001101 111001 11 1011011 01000101 1101110000 1010001 101010 0110110101 01001101 10011101 11101100 0111110100 11110010 01111001010 100101011010 01001 10111 110001 01100101 10100101 01100 11 1011011 01000101 00100 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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, it are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of I Care;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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