The Path by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Path that begins with:

The path has always captivated to attract,
As if to it I am magnetized; permanently attached....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbbc dddcdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 011111010001 100011101100001 1010011100111 1011111011 10011110101 1010111 01000100111 010101011101 111010100010 10001011001 110010010 011110100101000 10111101111 0010110111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 307
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, it, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word the 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 Path;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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