Something Good by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Something Good that begins with:

When I found you,
Something good began....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABbc ABdced Bc XXddfdXdfe ABdgddXXaXbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,2,10,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 10001 10010001 111101110 1111 10001 111100 0100111010 0100001 11010 10001 1011110 1 100 101011010 01111111 101110 0111101 1 10010101 01111111 01010101 1111 10001 1001111 110011 11000111 010101 11111 1000111 111101 10010111 111111100 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; i, my are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word when 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 Something Good;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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