I Have Friends by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

What's meant to be kept private.
And left within walls thought protected, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbXd aX Xd c e dX X XbX a ecXaXdXedX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,2,1,1,2,1,3,1,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100110 110111010 11111 10101010010 01010001001 101101 1101010 01101001000101 11001111 0111010111 111 00011111 1010 11010111 110 1110101 1100110 111001100 1111 111 011 110101 11010 11101 01 010 1 11001 11101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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