It Is Guaranteed by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem It Is Guaranteed that begins with:

Eventually the root of a situation,
Bears the fruit, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC XcabXaab bXdadecbXecb ABCacXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,12,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100001001010 101 011010 01110 110110 1010010001 0100100 0011001 101011 111101 0101001011 0101010 10010 110101 11010111 11 1000101110101 0100101 0010010 100111 000101101 010 010001101000 0100001001010 101 011010 10010 00101 01000 1011010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of It Is Guaranteed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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