This is an analysis of the poem Taking Something Given that begins with:
No one can teach
How eyes should observe....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaXbXbcdadcaccc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 11101 10101 101 1101 10111 1101 0110100001 1101 111011010 1101 101111101 1101010 101001 111111 00111101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 403
- Average number of words per stanza: 69
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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; one is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word what is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Taking Something Given;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of I Am Not Thinking
- Analysis of Our 'Masters' Have Entered
- Analysis of 'They' Who Have Answered
