Now Here So Vivid by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Now Here So Vivid that begins with:

Here so vivid,
Is the experience of life given....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCBDC caXbeb Acbebf XaegXgec ABCCBDC cgfecXacfca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,8,7,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 0001000110 1101110100 00110 010011010 0111 101111 1101010 11001 01111 1010101 01001010 001101 1110 10100 1010010010 101000 0101010 10001000100 10101011101 0110100101 0010101 1001001 101001 001000100 01101 10101100 1110 0001000110 1101110100 00110 010011010 0111 101111 1001000101 0101100 01000 010011100 0100100 11110 11101 11000100 110101010 00110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • 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 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Now Here So Vivid;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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