On 'This' Thanksgiving Day by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem On 'This' Thanksgiving Day that begins with:

We come together,
To give our gratitude and thanks....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcdcd efbfXgag eXXgbde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010 01110111 0001011 0111101 0011001 11001010011 1110111 00100100111101 1111101 1101 0100110110 1001111101 010100001110 10111010 010101111010 0101101011110 101 101100 10 1010010010 10101110100 11101010 001001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 254
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of On 'This' Thanksgiving Day;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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