Safe From Rivalry by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Safe From Rivalry that begins with:

From depths I rose and chose to shine,
Because you made it so! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcDEFCGGFHhg DEFCGGFHbg ABXGGFH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,10,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111101 011101 1 01111 0111011 0010 010111 110101 11 110111 10100 110110 10101 01111 0111011 0010 010111 110101 11 110111 10100 111101 111101 01111101 011101 110101 11 110111 10100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; that is repeated.

    The author used the same word from 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 Safe From Rivalry;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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