You Can 'say' You Have Faith by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You Can 'say' You Have Faith that begins with:

I've lost everything.
My way of life....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbca XdX e d eb ecXfXcX GcXXh edXe bGehfeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,1,1,2,7,5,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1101 11 1100 101 1 1 1110101111 1101 101000111 1111010111 11101 111111000101 11110010 1101101 1111 11010111 01 110110100 1110 1110 1111 11001 11001010 11011 010 111111 11011010 1101001 1110 110110101 010 11 101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • 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.

    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; my, that are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of You Can 'say' You Have Faith;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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