Wrap Your Arms Around A New Beginning by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Wrap Your Arms Around A New Beginning that begins with:

When the time comes...
And an emotion invites a tear? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXb cbdbEb fdfgceEf afhgeXfXfaEhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,8,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 110100101 1111 110 00110100 100110111 010 110 11 1001000101 1011001 101011 0100101 01111 111010 1011 11 11101 0101 0010101 10110 1010110111 11 111111 10100101 1110101010 110100101 01100101 11 11001 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

    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 Wrap Your Arms Around A New Beginning;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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