Yesterday by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Yesterday that begins with:

Today is lived.
And there they stay, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCDeFCGH aBCDeFCGH hBCDeFCGH XXhbCDeFCGH
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 1111 01001 01111 101 110111 111 11010 0010101110 010101 1111 01001 01111 101 110111 111 11010 0010101110 110101001 1111 01001 01111 101 110111 111 11010 0010101110 10101001 11111011 01 111 01001 01111 101 110111 111 11010 0010101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word faces at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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