Persistence Sits Within Me by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Persistence Sits Within Me that begins with:

A persistence sits within me not to quit.
As if on an adventure, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX XcXX cDea cXadXDdeaeab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101011101 1011010 011101 01101100100 1000010101000 111111100 110111 01011001111 00101011 101011 10011 110110001 10001010111011 1111100 01111101 011110101 101011 1101011101 1110011 1101110101 1 001011011 101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Persistence Sits Within Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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