I Promised To Lead by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Promised To Lead that begins with:

I can not monitor your movements.
I can only respect the direction you take....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab ab cccba XXa XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,5,3,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 111100110 111001001011 1100101001101 0101010111 111001 10101001111001 01010101001 11111 011101110100 11001 110011010 1010 101110100 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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, for, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word take at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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