We Can by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem We Can that begins with:

I don't necessarily ask that you agree.
Or assess me personally....

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: Xaba bcddefcg cgfhhg eegeeeeX Xh bXXghf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,6,8,2,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111010011101 10111000 1011101 10101010100 11 111111 01010000111 0110101 111001 111100 00111 01100101 101110101 1010001001 0111010 11110100001 010101001 11011010010 110101 011001001 010101010 010110100010 1100110 01 11010010 1010 110111 1101101 1 10110100110 01111101001 101110111101001 1111010100100010010 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; we is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of We Can;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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