Track And Field by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Track And Field that begins with:

I believe there has been a misunderstanding.
No one yet has been talking about taking your wealth......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXbccXX dba bbb ecXfXdf XeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,3,3,7,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110010010 1111010011011 11010111 11110101 110 10100101 00100101 0101101 1010100101 11011100010011 1100001 10101001 1000100101011 11000101101 101011010 01011 101 1011111111 1110010001100 1 111 11 1 1010001 11100010 01111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

    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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Track And Field;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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