Witnessed And Unrestricted Happiness by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Witnessed And Unrestricted Happiness that begins with:

I've been loving you!
Taking trips from North and South, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abc acXc dAbeee cafdddXAfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,6,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 1010111 010100111 110101 10100111 001001001 111101111 1 10101 110111101101 01 10101001001 0010101111111 1 011 10 0111010 100010 1001011010100 10101 10100111 101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; this is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word not is repeated.

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

  • summary of Witnessed And Unrestricted Happiness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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