What It Is I Can Do by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem What It Is I Can Do that begins with:

I can not,
Make one or two steps for you....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdbcceaBXbbb bfafXXebae aBbgbecdfc gdaXbbXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,10,10,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1111111 11101 111 10010 111011 111011 0111001 001001011010 1 100111 010100111 110110101001 1111 11111 1011111 11101 1101010 01101010011 01101 110 01101010 111 11010001011 11001 1 100111 11110111 001010101 1110001101 1110101 10011101 110 110110011010 111111011 11010011101 10110010 110110110001 1010010111010 0100111 111 1111111 0111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 312
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • 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 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, you, to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of What It Is I Can Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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