Keeping Perceptions Alive by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Keeping Perceptions Alive that begins with:

Investments kept,
In keeping perceptions alive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcddeXfgbdhea XfdiiXiXi X fdibgaaf cajj XXcX ifXehbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,9,1,8,4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 01001001 011010 101011010 101011010 0100100 100101 00101111 01110011010 0111 1101001010 1001001011 1010 100001101101 1001001 10 110010 0110111010 1001000010001 110110101 10101000 00110110101 1010111 1101101001 1010010011101 1010100101010 11 1011100010 101001001 00100111001 100101110100 0011100 101100 101 1010100 0010100100 100100011011010 1 111111 1101011111 1101101100 1010001 0010110101 10011010 001101011 010111010110 1001001 00101010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Keeping Perceptions Alive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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