Wanting Them To Glow by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Wanting Them To Glow that begins with:

May the goodness,
Carried within your heart......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcX XaXXbbc dcdbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 100111 10101 10010101 00100010 0110101 100001001 100 0111010 01001 101 01 11010110 10111010 0101 110110 1101 10001 1100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words never, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Wanting Them To Glow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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