Kept With Purpose And Focus by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Kept With Purpose And Focus that begins with:

If there is 'anything' I do not wish,
Is to leave anyone believing to conceive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXba cd Xe eabcc ccXdf XXffc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,2,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0101001111 001100010001 011111101 0010001001 010001101001 111110110 010111010010001 1010011010 1101001101011 101 11101 11010100110010011 0010101 0010101110100111 110101 10100111111101 101001100111 010011010001110 1011101001010110 1111001 111101010011010 1110101001100 1110001010100010 110110111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • 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, my are repeated.

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

  • summary of Kept With Purpose And Focus;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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