This is an analysis of the poem Losing Light that begins with:
Too many wish to see others stumble.
To crumble as if it is predicted....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXbXXXXXba
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101011010 0101000010 0101100100 11110011010 10 10101101 01010010 1101 10100010 0010100010 1000101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 339
- Average number of words per stanza: 60
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Losing Light;
- 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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- Analysis of What Would Be My Compensation?
- Analysis of Unrestricted I Am Lifted
