July 4th by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem July 4th that begins with:

That independence many are given,
To benefit with entitlements......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcb XaXXbbcXd Xeebeb XdXecXeecXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,9,6,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010110 010000100 10111010 10110 101110111 1010101 0010010100110 11 1100001011 10101010 100101010 1101110011 010100100 1010100 111101 1010111111 00010110100101010 110000100010101 0011110111 110101100101101 101110011101 101001101 1110100101 01001010 001110101001001 111011 100010010100100 0111001001100100 00101010 11011110 110101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 299
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

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

  • summary of July 4th;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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