I Know Where Those Hearts Are by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Know Where Those Hearts Are that begins with:

I know where those hearts are.
I've seen where those hearts are....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa aXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 111111 111111 111101 010101 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; where, those, hearts are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i've, to 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.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines are is repeated).

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  • summary of I Know Where Those Hearts Are;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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