There Is Something We Can Do by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem There Is Something We Can Do that begins with:

Do you see what I see.
Do you feel what I feel......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXababaabaccXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111111 111111 111111 1111010 1010111 11111010 0101 0110111 01010 1111 0101 1111101 0111111001 111010 1010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 386
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i, see, what are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of There Is Something We Can Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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