This is an analysis of the poem Put Your Boots On that begins with:
If truth and reality had been the driving force,
That powered this weakened engine......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abacXddaacefdag aXhhhhbfce BhXddaBXXbhhaahXd BcgdaedXBhb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,10,17,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0110100100101 11001010 01111000111 11011010 0101100100 101 1101001011 010110100 1010 110001010 111000001 01010001 101011 11110 101 1 101 1100 110100110 111 11 11010101 101011 11 010110110001 1111 011010110 10100 0010101 0001010001 1 1111 100101 011 010011010 111010 10101110 1 11111 11100010110 01111 110001001101001 1111 01011001 011111 010011 110011101 010011 001001 1111 11001111 11
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
- Average number of words per stanza: 49
- Amount of lines: 52
- 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 exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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; your, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.
The author used the same word put 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 Put Your Boots On;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of They Are Waiting For Him To Fail
- Analysis of My Life
- Analysis of Not Sitting Around Waiting To Be Examined
