If An Honesty Is Given by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem If An Honesty Is Given that begins with:

I am not one to hide emotions,
To have them spared....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccX adede XXdee XXcdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101010 0101 110101011111 01010110001 110101101 10100101 01101100001 1011010 1101 100101111101 110001101 011010 10010101 11010101 11001001101 1100011100 01111011001 01100010 101111100 1101011000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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, to are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word what 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 If An Honesty Is Given;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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