To Join Other Voices by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Join Other Voices that begins with:

You have a choice,
To go it alone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABACAd ABABACAd XXec ABABACAd ECdF ABABACAdECDFXABABDF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,8,4,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 01001 1101 0011110 1101 011010 0010011 1 1101 01001 1101 0011110 1101 011010 0010011 1 1101 1100 010011001 10001011 1101 01001 1101 0011110 1101 011010 0010011 1 11101 0101 101 101011 1101 01001 1101 0011110 1101 011010 0010011 1 11101 0101 101101 101011 1101 01001 1101 0011110 101101 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; with is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of To Join Other Voices;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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