Just Your Presence Alone by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Just Your Presence Alone that begins with:

Wherever you are going,
I am happy... ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDe fbgX gghiicj k gcclkklh ABCD edheghg X XjdXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,7,1,8,4,7,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110 1110 011001110 1011 00010010 11101 1100100 01011011 01001011 0100 11101 101111010 111110010 0101101 1111001 0111000 1 11011001 110100110 10111 101100010 11 111 1101101 111010 0101110 1110 011001110 1011 110 11101 111010001100 111010 00100101100 111001 100001 110011000 100 111010110011 11101011 1000101 111101 10111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • 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 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 you is repeated.

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

  • summary of Just Your Presence Alone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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