Intimate Since We Met by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Intimate Since We Met that begins with:

Intimate since we met.
With no mention of it intended....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAA CDA abXadXa aaBAA XddXaD Xa ABAA CDAaaDXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,7,5,6,2,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111 011000010 110110010 0010000101 011001100 01000100 101111100 1100111 00100101010 1011 1010111 10110011 00100010 001100 1110100 111 011000010 110110010 0010000101 1111 010101 101001100 1011 10101 11110101 11110 11001 100111 011000010 110110010 0010000101 011001100 01000100 101111100 10101 111 11110101 1001010 000100 1010001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; to, it are repeated.

    The author used the same word and 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 Intimate Since We Met;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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