In Increments by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

In increments it must now come.
What's being done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abaacbcdd AXdXeXfeXcf fXXfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,11,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000111 1101 11101 01101 1101001 11010 10100100 0101101010 1111010010 01000111 0101110 1010010111 010101 10111 10101010101 111011101 11101000101 01001001111 1 0100 110 1111111 1 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; let is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word in 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 In Increments;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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