This is an analysis of the poem The Advice that begins with:
Should I be held responsible,
For advice someone has asked of me......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXb cdeX XXdf XddXfcX aebedXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010100 101111101 1011 11010100010 111010 01101 011101101 11101 11111 01111 0111101 0100 0110010 001001111 00101011 11111 101110 1110110 101010001 1 11110011101 11111010100010 11110101 0100110011 111011110 100101111010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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, i are repeated.
The author used the same word should 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 The Advice;
- 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
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