Virgin Eyes by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Virgin Eyes that begins with:

I remember a love that had been idealistic.
A love felt fresh and for me realistic....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcXded XcXfaeXfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100111001010 01111111010 111110110101 101110101010011 011101011110 11001011011101 1100101 10001010101001111 1110011101 1011010101 1011010101001 110110101001101 1101101 0100010101101010 0111010101111 10111111110 11011111 01110101011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 413
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, others, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Virgin Eyes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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