Someone Loved Much by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Someone Loved Much that begins with:

Death has only one face.
To know when it comes to never be replaced....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDBEF bbghgg XXfbXii ABCDBEFbd edX Xh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,7,9,3,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 01101010011 1101001 10100011 101000111 010101000 111011111 111001010010 1001001 1111101001 1110010 1101101101 01001010101001 11110110101 001000111101 11011111111 11110001 0010110100 001111110001 00010010001011 111011 01101010011 1101001 10100011 101000111 010101000 111011111 1 1000010 100000100 11100110010 1011 111 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; to, that are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Someone Loved Much;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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