Too Busy Moving Forward by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Too Busy Moving Forward that begins with:

Not too many deciding to move forward,
Are counting their paces or how long it takes......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaa Xabdd XXXcbdca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100100110 11011011101 001111010 111101010 01101001011 10111100111 11110101 0100100001010101 100100010100110 1101100101001 110 11111010100 1011 0110101101010 0111111100100111 11111111001111 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Too Busy Moving Forward;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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