This is an analysis of the poem Where You'Re Coming From that begins with:
You can not walk in my shoes
And expect to achieve progress....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCBDA EDFGH biejjibb EDFGH ABCBDA kkabX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,8,5,6,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111011 10100111 111110110 00110100 10111 010011110 111101 01111 1101 1101111 01011101 11101000101 100101010 1001010001 110100101 11111 1010111110 11001011101010 011111011 111101 01111 1101 1101111 01011101 1111011 10100111 111110110 00110100 10111 010011110 00010 00101110 0110 1111110 11100
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 35
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; to is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word years is repeated.
The author used the same word you 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 Where You'Re Coming From;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of What It Is You'Ve Done
- Analysis of 'Polluticitis' Perhaps?
- Analysis of Stinging Bluntness
