With A Sticking Comfort by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem With A Sticking Comfort that begins with:

It's not easy to leap and grow up.
Not easy to leave behind stuff, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD EDFDGGDEF ABCD ABCD EDFDGGDEF eFABCDXABCDe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,4,4,9,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011001111 11001011 11101011 001010 1010111 001010 10100111 100010 101011101 11 101010 10111111 1011101 011001111 11001011 11101011 001010 011001111 11001011 11101011 001010 1010111 001010 10100111 100010 101011101 11 101010 10111111 1011101 0111111 1011101 011001111 11001011 11101011 001010 011001111 11001011 11101011 001010 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

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

  • summary of With A Sticking Comfort;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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