Tribes Descendent by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Tribes Descendent that begins with:

Peaceful!
With the purity, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdeee afdff fXdfgdfg eddXecfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10 00100 00100101 11100100 1011010 1100100101 1000111 10001010001 10 1010 0011001111 01011 011011 01011010001 1100010 00010100101 01110101 010101001100 001010101100 0101001001 00100101111 100110 0101010 101001100 010110110101 1011100010 11100010000010 101010001 01010011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

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

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

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  • summary of Tribes Descendent;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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