You'Re Here To Stay by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem You'Re Here To Stay that begins with:

On my mind.
And in my memories, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ABCA ABDA EAFAACfC ABDA GCGDh EAFAACfC ABCAXAGCGDhC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,4,5,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 101100 1111101 1101 111 101100 11111010 1101 1111 101 1011 101 1101 101 1 1101 111 101100 11111010 1101 1111 101 1101 1010 100 1111 101 1011 101 1101 101 1 1101 111 101100 1111101 1101 111 1111 101 1101 1010 100 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3

  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; you is repeated.

    The author used the same word on at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word stayed 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 You'Re Here To Stay;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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