Thank God I Do by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Thank God I Do that begins with:

I've been famous...
Infamous, defamed and dismissed! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb DEDEXb fXXbf Xdafdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 10001101 1100101101 001101111 1110010 011001001 1110010 011001001 00010010 1111111 1001101010 0011101 0100101010100 01010100 1011101 101010101 111111 11100111 11111 11011011001 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; and, to are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Thank God I Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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