When That Moment Comes by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem When That Moment Comes that begins with:

My ears,
At times......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aab Xcb deX aXX aefcg DDd DDadXdfggd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,5,3,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 11 1111 11010 1 1101 1111 11 001010011 010111 111101 1111111 11 1001 1001110 100101 011101 10010 11010 0110111 10010 11010 11101 0111 1001 0101010 1101 01 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 71
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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 is repeated.

    The author used the same words my, who at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word heart at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of When That Moment Comes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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