This is an analysis of the poem Because There Wasn'T Any 'Ifs' Between Us that begins with:

Because there wasn't any 'ifs' between us,
The 'we' that had been thought of as love......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXb XXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01110101011 011101011 111011110010 0101100010 111011101 1000101 00100100100 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of Because There Wasn'T Any 'Ifs' Between Us;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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