Nurturing This To Have It Grow Like It Grew by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Nurturing This To Have It Grow Like It Grew that begins with:

Remember...
When the clouds of regret, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaabc dbdacaaba DEaefcXeXeDEefdeeggge
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,9,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 101001 0101001 1101000010 10010 10111 01100 010001 11011 11001001011 1011 101010010001 001 00110110001 0111001 001011101 1101101011 01 1011010010 01011101 0100101011 01 1010100110001 01 0111001 001011101 101111 11100101 101011010 011011 01 111111001 10000101101 11 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • 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; you is repeated.

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  • summary of Nurturing This To Have It Grow Like It Grew;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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