Inside 'This' Storm by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Inside 'This' Storm that begins with:

Inside 'this' storm...
An unyielding brings, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDDC AXbXddcX BACAXCDDc BACAXCXDDXABCDDC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,9,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 10101 01000101 0101010 111 110001010 0111 110111 01001010010 100 1101001111 01101011001 1101101 111001 10011010 0101 1001101010 0111 1010100 00101010101 1011111 01111010101 1001001001 10011010 0101 1001101010 0111 11010100 00101010101 101000010100 1011111 01111010101 0111 10101 01000101 0101010 111 110001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; with is repeated.

    The author used the same words inside, 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 Inside 'This' Storm;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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