Studying New Maneuvers by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Studying New Maneuvers that begins with:

Where is your prized horse?
The one that leads the pack, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBA AacdXXac ABBAaaXX AdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,8,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 011101 01011101 1010 10111 011110101 00101010 01111010 10101 10101 00100111 110010111 10111 011101 01011101 1010 111101011 11011011 01011110 1010100010110 10111 1001010 0011110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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; to is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word where 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 Studying New Maneuvers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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