If I Knew In My Heart by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem If I Knew In My Heart that begins with:

If I knew in my heart,
I was right....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAABc AAAXa ddcaX AAABbaXXAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011011 111 1111 1101 10010010 011011 111 1111 1101001 011101 101101101 111011101 100 11101 110111 011011 111 1111 1101 1011 1111 111110 011011 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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.

    The author used the same word if 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 I Knew In My Heart;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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