Travel Deep Beneath What Is Believed by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Travel Deep Beneath What Is Believed that begins with:

You've got to give yourself a chance,
To probe your own mind....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCA BDCD aXaX EFa gXag EFCB ABCA BDCDXEFCB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,3,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011001 01111 1101 0101 01110101 1101011 1101 110001 011111010 1010 110101 0100 1110 01010 0111101010 11011 1101 0010100 1101010 1110 01010 1101 011001 11011001 01111 1101 0101 01110101 1101011 1101 110001 1110 01010 1101 011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; to, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Travel Deep Beneath What Is Believed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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