Raised To Be Independent by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Raised To Be Independent that begins with:

I did not understand it then,
But I was in good hands......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDefg Abhhhch AhXXbcXABCDefg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110101 111001 1111001010 11011101 10100101 01111101 1011 10110101 01010010100 110111 0100101 111010111 11101000 110101001 10110101 100100110001 1101 1 11101001011 100100 10110101 111001 1111001010 11011101 1010010111 1111101 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 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 Raised To Be Independent;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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