If That Day Should Come by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem If That Day Should Come that begins with:

I am not as fragile as glass.
Nor is my heart, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeafgfea hbbaa gXXhhia ib cihJfeeXJbdcia
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,5,7,2,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111011 1011 10111110 1001001010 011111101 11110101 11010101 111001010 111011001 01 110 111101 011101 11101 010111 01111 111010 101011101 10011101 0110111 100101110101 11111101 011010 0101 001010010 110111 111001101 00101110001 01111 11110101 0111 11011 01111 00111 010 1101011 101001010001 110001110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; as, that, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of If That Day Should Come;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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