Take Two Weeks Isolated by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Take Two Weeks Isolated that begins with:

Those seeking to get encouragement,
To release what discourages them to let go......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbXabcdef dX adec XX ghfXcdgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,2,4,2,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010100 001101000011 110101100 0 1010010 101001 11100101 111001011010 011111010 0101010110 001100100010010 101001110110100 111101 101 0110 1 01101011 110011000101010 1 0010101 01111 0110110001 01000100010100 111101001011 10101 10010011 11001011 111011010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Take Two Weeks Isolated;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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