With Faith by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem With Faith that begins with:

With faith I can not deny...
God is my supply! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc Xdef gdecccc fdXXgcXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0111101 10101 111111 111111 111111101 10101000110011 0100111111 11110111 110101 10101 111110010011 010011111 11001 01000110 101100 1000010 010011101 10111010 111111 0110101111 110110 10000010 010111 1101110010 1111111010 11101100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 214
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

    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; to, and, i are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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