Our Motto by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Our Motto that begins with:

Congratulations on your recent victory,
Senator....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab XX cXadb Cd d XefbX gbfadhiifhXdXif CgfXX Xgg hjejehbX e ieaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,5,2,1,5,15,5,3,8,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101110100 100 1111 1110010 10101110111 10101 1110110100 0100110010 1110010010 11 111 11010110 100 1111000 101001010 11111010 010111 10 100 1111001 1001010 0101100 101010 1 01 11001110010 0110010010 110 11001010 101010 11011 010001010 11 101101011 111010001101100 10011001 0100110101111 1 111 110100 110101001110 11011 1 10101 1 01101010 1101010010 11010100101 11 111 1101 11110 0110100 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; spend is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words we, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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