I Try To Deliver Those Lines by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Try To Deliver Those Lines that begins with:

I try,
But sometimes deny......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aab AcXde cbbbaf gfbgd acfdgX AdbXXebg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,6,5,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 10101 10010110010 11 001011 01001011 10001101010 100101010101 1111 111100101101 110010101010101 010100101010 10110011 1100100011111 110 010001001 101110001010 01010010101111010 1001010 11110111111 11011101 11110010010 011101 1111110101010010 110111111001110 11 0100111 0110010 111111 0110100011101 111010 10010010101 1100100010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of I Try To Deliver Those Lines;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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