Love We Both Found Defined by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Love We Both Found Defined that begins with:

Who would have thought
You and I could fall in love? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXXXaABacXXcbddacd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1111101 001010 000101 00101 1111 1111 1111101 0101 1110111 11011 1111 0111 111 1111 11010 11010111 11111111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 461
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Love We Both Found Defined;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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