Servant Sent by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Servant Sent that begins with:

Reveal those duties,
That I have....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD EFghi hABCD EFXijjgeDb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110 111 0110 110 101010111 1010 11001110011 11001 011111 111 01110 111 0110 110 101010111 1010 110110101 0010100010 111101 01010101 0100010111 11 110 0110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words my, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Servant Sent;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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