Sticking With It by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sticking With It that begins with:

Sticking with it.
And trying not to be out of it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABA bcbb AABAXa ca dbXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,6,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000 110100100 1011001011 101001001111 111001101010 10101001010 1111101010010 110110111001001 1000 110100100 1011001011 101001001111 1 1111111101 101000100110100 1101011101 1000101001 1010010100111 01111110101 01110000111 101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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, i are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

  • summary of Sticking With It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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