This is an analysis of the poem Very Much Aware that begins with:
When I became ill,
And was prepared to die......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcddeXXdXdXX fdd accbgXcdhfeh deXhbidgiXaidi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,3,12,14,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011 110101 1111 10111 111010 1111 11100 111100 11111 1101011 110111101 1101111 110111 111 1111011 1001 11101011 11011 11110101 1010110101 00001 100100100 111011010101 01011001101 101110100 1110101 1011111001 1111111100 111001 1100101 1101000 01011 110010011 1111101 11110101 111001 110111 10001100 1110001 11000010011 10010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
- Average number of words per stanza: 46
- Amount of lines: 41
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; i, and, could, not, to, or, 'something' are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, i are repeated.
The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase this connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Very Much Aware;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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