Planted by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

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

I am who I am.
And from a seed planted, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcadebf ebdXb Xbbgef ffeaXfbcXag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,6,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 100110 010100 1101 1011101 010001110 01001 10001 101010001 1110011010 1011001 11010100 110111 1010001 110100010 11011001 1 010111010 000101010 10101 1101000101 0101000100 00010010 101010010 10010010 011101 101001000 1101 1 0111010101 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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, to are repeated.

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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