To Climb Above And Beyond by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Climb Above And Beyond that begins with:

I've seen the valleys green and lush,
From high atop a hill ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbaXXbXbbbXccccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010111 010101 111010 11000111 01010101 11111101 11001010101 1010010101001 0011110010100010 1110101010010 1111111010 111100101101 1010110111101 10111100101 1001000100111 010110101001 111010 01110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 744
  • Average number of words per stanza: 135
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rest is repeated).

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

  • summary of To Climb Above And Beyond;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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