On A Faith Excursion by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem On A Faith Excursion that begins with:

I am not on a roll.
I am on path, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDedfgaX ABCDgg AXhiibc Afee X Xhi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,6,7,4,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1111 1101 0101100 101111101 010010 10011010 011100 00101010 01011101 111101 1111 1101 0101100 1010010010 1111101110100 111101 11101111010 1100111 11101 11101 11011 01111110010 111101 11101010 011010100 11 110 11 111101 0011011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of On A Faith Excursion;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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