Things Are Meant To Be by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Things Are Meant To Be that begins with:

You've got to free it from your mind,
And let things go....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACAbda AeAXACf GFHFEF ACif GFHFEFXABiidf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,6,4,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010011 1111 11010011 101 11010011 0111 1 10101 11010011 10101 11010011 1110101 11010011 101 0111100 1001010 11100 1101010 11100 111001 11100 11010011 101 011 1100 1001010 11100 1101010 11100 111001 11100 11010011 1111 01 1 1 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word you've at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word be at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Things Are Meant To Be;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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