I See You... by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I See You... that begins with:

I see you...
Holding onto someone else....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAca AAda AeAefc ACAGH IfIgc ACAGHiXdihb AdihXXABABABAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,6,5,5,11,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1010111 111 10001001 100101011 111 111 1111 1110101 111 11010111 111 101011111 110 01101011 111 100111 111 10100 110101 11 11101110 11 11001 101 111 100111 111 10100 110101 111 10110100 01 11 1 010 111 101 111 1 0110101 100 111 1010 111 1010 111 1010 111 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3

  • 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; you, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and 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 you is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word riddance 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 See You...;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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