Physically Challenged by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Physically Challenged that begins with:

I understand.
My methods to teach, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb cXXd eddXd Xd fd ceX caXbbba afX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,5,2,2,3,7,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 11001 110100 1110 1111101 10101 0100 1111 1111010 10 111000101 1111 10111100 000100 111101101010 101001 10010010 101000111101 011111 111110 01111011001 1011 111100110 101001001 101011 111101 001011101010 1011011 1010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; to, he, in are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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