Release That Joy And Feed Us by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Release That Joy And Feed Us that begins with:

Overcome that struggle you have,
To mask your hidden pride......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBC XbXddaeb ABBC deadfa bab DXDfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,4,6,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111011 011101 11001 11011 11000110 1101 111111 11 010010101 01000111 01110 1010111 10111011 011101 11001 11011 11010010001 01010011111 01111 0101101011 1111110 11110001 011100010100010 01011100101 11 1111 11111111 1111 0111111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; come, out are repeated.

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

  • summary of Release That Joy And Feed Us;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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