They Will March by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem They Will March that begins with:

They will march together in unity,
With a proving they disagree......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdXb dedXae aXXXcff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1010100100 00101001 00100100 0110100 0100101110011 101100 0111001 1110100010 011011001 11101010000100010 110010101 011100 0011101 1010100010100 110101010101 000010111010 111101001 1110101001101 101001 1110101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; they is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase communities connects the lines.

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  • summary of They Will March;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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