Something In Common To Share by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Something In Common To Share that begins with:

You may follow others to use,
The same tactics and strategies......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcdaeffgfe X g bdX Xceh XX hdXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,1,1,3,4,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101001 01101100 11111010100 11011 0101110100001 10111 01101 01100001 10000 100101001 111110101 1111101110 111101111 111110 01011110 111010100100 11 1 11011 00100010 1 1110100 101110 110100010 1101 1010010 1001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; and, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Something In Common To Share;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Poems about...
✕