This is an analysis of the poem I Receive that begins with:
This beautiful gift You have given me...
I receive....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdX bbecX bf XcXedf afX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,2,6,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0100111101 101 110111 001001 001010 101010111 101110100 010110011 110100100 111 0111 111011001 1011100 01111001 011111 01001001 1111111 1111 11011001111 011010011111 111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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 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 Receive;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of She Delivers
- Analysis of None Of Them Have Men In Their Lives
- Analysis of Like The Scattering Of Pieces
