To Have That Kind Of Patience by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Have That Kind Of Patience that begins with:

If you didn't get it 'then'...
You are not going to get it 'now'....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aXXbcc cXcdX e XaXeX XXbbadd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,5,1,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101 111100101 11101000101 11111111 11111110 11101001 0111101 11111 11111111 111101011 0110010 1111 110101001 11111 10110 1 101110110 1 11111001 0110101 111100101 1 10011 111010101 0111010 100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to, you, when are repeated.

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

  • summary of To Have That Kind Of Patience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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