Measured Feathers by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Measured Feathers that begins with:

As vibrant, vivid...
And as tremendous as they appear....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXX XbaccdXeX ceeaX X XecedXX XbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,9,5,1,7,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 110101101 1110100 10001010 1111001111001 1 1110100 1 1000111010 0001010 110 1110100 11001011 101001 0000101 1111101 111001 010010101001 100001011000 110001010 1111101 01011 10011110 1111110000 010110 11110101110110 11101111000 1 1100 10 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; as is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Measured Feathers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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