To Wake Up In A Time Where There Is Love by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem To Wake Up In A Time Where There Is Love that begins with:

*'When will there be a time to love? '
Stevie Wonder wants to know....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XA XbcdXXd aeeededf XA XXbfc eXdfX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,8,2,5,5,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001011 1010101 11011 0101001 010010 0010011010001 1110101110101 1101010010111 1 01011101101 100001000001011 1101 001101 0001010010001011 1101 01001001 1100001010010 101001011 1010101 1111 1101111001 0110011101 010010100101010 1110100 1 101001010 00100101001 01110 11010 1110 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of To Wake Up In A Time Where There Is Love;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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