Some Thing New by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Some Thing New that begins with:

Everyday we are blessed to live,
There is......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDC EFFFA eBcBDfc GFHDFC ABCDC EFFFA GFHDFC EFFdcXefFEcEf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,6,5,5,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111101 10 111 101101 1010000101 101 11111 101101110 10101111 11010001101 101 10 111 10 101101 111 10000101 1011011101 1101 00100 1010101001 111010 11111 10111101 10 111 101101 1010000101 101 11111 101101110 10101111 11010001101 1011011101 1101 00100 1010101001 111010 11111 101 11111 101101110 11101101 11010111 101 11111 101101110 11 010111 11 10100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; we, that are repeated.

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

  • summary of Some Thing New;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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