Radiant Beam by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Radiant Beam that begins with:

Dear Radiant Beam...
From the Cosmic Heavens come....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabXcddcbX AXEBX dXbEaeBX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 0010101 110101110 100111101 010101000 010001 1111110 01110 010100 011111 11001 100101010111 011100101 1011101111 1111111111 0011101 11011100 110100011100 011100101 1001 111101 1011101111 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; my is repeated.

    The author used the same word dear at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word 'is' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Radiant Beam;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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