In Ecstasy by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem In Ecstasy that begins with:

Let me dream the impossible.
So much of you stays in my head....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcXdd AceXffg ABXXXgX ABegahD fHD fHDXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,7,7,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100100 11011011 010100 011110 11 1011011 11100100 11011 110101101 101 10101 0 001 11100100 11011011 001001 1110100010 01111011 111 0100 11100100 11011011 111 1 00100 11000111 111011 1 1000111 111011 1 1000111 111011 101000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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 words let, since at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word view 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 In Ecstasy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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