Let's Go For Our Walk by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Let's Go For Our Walk that begins with:

A festive time they had.
Wining and dining, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbacaa ccbcaX X abcda Xe Xcce XX adc X XbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,1,5,2,4,2,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111 10110 11010101 010011 001101 0101 10101011 11101 1111100101 100111111111 01011111010 1100011 00011010101 10111011 10101 11110101 101111110 10101100 10100111 101001010 01110111110 1010110100 11110101 1010110111110 101110011100 10 1111111111 000100111010 11110001000100 101 11100 1011 11 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Let's Go For Our Walk;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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