My Eyes, My Mind And My Heart Knew by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem My Eyes, My Mind And My Heart Knew that begins with:

Anyday.
Anyway, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaBBB cbXcddXXdc eeeede XaBBB fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,6,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 101 111 011001 11011 1 1001101 10111 1101010 101010 1111 0101 101110 111 11010 1001101 0010111001 11111111 111111 1100101 1110111 100 101 111 011001 11011 10011010 01000101 001010 0100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; i, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, my are repeated.

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

  • summary of My Eyes, My Mind And My Heart Knew;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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