I Have Come To Value My Peace by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Have Come To Value My Peace that begins with:

When I announced to you,
I wanted to be left alone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcb ddcXcc X ceaeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 11000101 011111 1100111 011110110 1101010 11111 01010 0101001 01000 0111001 010111100 11 11101011 11010010 11111101 01110100101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • 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:

    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; i, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, i 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 Have Come To Value My Peace;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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