Martyrized by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Martyrized that begins with:

I use to feel martyrized.
And sacrificial with a giving of myself, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXc dXbcdXX efXfX ggcXX X abXfgX degeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,5,5,1,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011000 110100010011 1001 00010010 10010 11100101 1111 0010100 111011 0101101010 1101111 0111110 11111001 1110110 011100111 1011110100 1111 111111001 1101010100 011011101 1110100101 11011101 10101011 1 10110110 101110100 11111110010000 101111110011 10101 0101111 11 1 11 11101001111 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i, they, you are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Martyrized;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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