Partnership by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

It depends on if you are serious.
I can only show I am......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC ADA ABC ADA dXeX eADA XXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011011100 1110111 01111 0011011100 0111 11110 0011011100 1110111 01111 0011011100 0111 11110 110 110110 001010 0110011 111 0011011100 0111 11110 111010 11101101 10111010000 111100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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, if, i are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word it 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 Partnership;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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