This is an analysis of the poem 'If' Given The Opportunity that begins with:
If one is in possession of anything,
One has earned and deserves......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDEFfecXX ABCDEFdXdf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01000100101 111101 111001 10100100 00100010 1111101101 1100101000101 11011011 0010011110101 11011011001011 1000101001101101 01000100101 111101 111001 10100100 00100010 1111101101 11001010001010 0111010010100 01111011 101101010110010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 426
- Average number of words per stanza: 72
- Amount of lines: 21
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of 'If' Given The Opportunity;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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