Just A Leaf On The Same Rooted Tree by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Just A Leaf On The Same Rooted Tree that begins with:

You are your worse enemy.
With insecure defenses on alert....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcbda dccdXceae eaXXbXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 0100010101 101001 110110 11111 11111 1 111 10001 110111100 111 011 11101 010001100 1101001011 11111 100100111 1 110101111110100 11101 101101 01010101 011101 1110011 11010000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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; your, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Just A Leaf On The Same Rooted Tree;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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