The Source Of Your Motivation by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Source Of Your Motivation that begins with:

If you are not taking who you are seriously...
Why? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXbbbX AbbcXcc bXcXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111101111000 1 111010 11 11 11101 001 0111101111000 1 11 0001 0101010 1 101110101 11101 100110010111 11 1010 11001010 1110001011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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.

    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; you, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word if 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 Source Of Your Motivation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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