I Have One Request by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

Would someone find it better to be critiqued,
By another known to beat around the bush? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbacdc XXX a X deXeb X XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,1,1,5,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110100001 10101010101 111010101010 01010101 0111101 110011001101 0110011110100 1 100110101 1111 11101 110 111101101 11 101001110111 110101101 1111010110 11111010010101 1 0111001 1111101111 011010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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.

    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 Have One Request;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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