Orbit by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Orbit that begins with:

You...
Come to stay on my mind, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXcdXdeeb cXd XcXfgXah g h idiXdbXfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,3,8,1,1,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 101111 101 1 1101 1011110010 0100010 1110010 0010010 010 111010111 1111 1111 1010 1111111 1101 111 11000111 00100110011 1111110001 011 11101001111 11101 11100111 10 101001 11110110 10101110 01 1011101 101001001 1101 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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, you are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines emotions is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase emotions connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Orbit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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