Stained Frames To Paint (Pictures Of Love) by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Stained Frames To Paint (Pictures Of Love) that begins with:

Stained frames to paint,
Pictures of love......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcXad eaaXda ABccdX cfaceaf XX X XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,7,2,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1001 01001010100 111110 11110 10111010010 01 100110101 11010001001 1001111 111000110 010010001 1101 1001 010011101 1010100111 101100001101 0 10010101001 111101010100100 00111010 101011 11010111 101101000101 11010100100 101110 11110101011 110101 1 1 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Stained Frames To Paint (Pictures Of Love);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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