No Shame To Claim by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem No Shame To Claim that begins with:

There is no shame to claim,
On hunched backs left burdened...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdXe eefeXe efb Acdbe feXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,3,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 111110 11101011001 11011011 101001 0011110 100100 01111 1100101011110 101001010110 100111000 111001101100 1111111110 10110 10110111101 101101 110101 1110101101 101101 101010 111101100100 0111110 1110101 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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.

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

  • summary of No Shame To Claim;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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