This is an analysis of the poem Kept Integrity that begins with:
I remember early in my expressions as a writer,
I was told I did not represent my plantation roots....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabbc debXf bggdaXcXbfaebf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,14,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101010010101010 11110110111101 110011100 11100100001 1110010110100 1 111101011 1011001010001 1011011100110 101011010101110 1100110101 1101001100 1111010110010 01001110 11110101010 11010101111 1010100100 101110 1110011001 110100 11101101 00101100110 10101000100010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; i, my, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Kept Integrity;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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