Rock To Hold by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Rock To Hold that begins with:

Is my back you say you watch,
Still guarded by your protective eye? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AB CCB ddecd fXedddd AB CCBXX XeXXfcddf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,5,7,2,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111111 110110101 11101110 1111 101001 011010001 110101110 0110011 011010 0010010101 110010 101000010000 11111 0100101 1010010 101010 110100111110 0111111 110110101 11101110 1111 101001 01101101 001101 111011 01 1011010 110101100 01001 11110101 01010001 1011011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word to is repeated.

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  • summary of Rock To Hold;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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