We Are Leaping Here! by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem We Are Leaping Here! that begins with:

Leap!
You can not saunter or stroll....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeXcXf fbdcbgh ahchchhci f ad X X ijgfifai Xe hX XjbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,9,1,2,1,1,8,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1111011 10110111 1110010 100111001 01001001 0010001011 010110101 111 10111 101111 001001001 10010011 011110011 11110111 0011100 1 011 110101 1010111 011111010 11001111 1011 0101001001 010110101111 01011010011101 11 10 11010100 111 1011101 0011 011 11011 1101 101111010101 101 1101 11010100 10000010 11111 11101 11 1 1011110001 01101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of We Are Leaping Here!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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