This is an analysis of the poem If It Has To Be Mentioned And Not Lived that begins with:

If I did not have my own dreams to fulfill,
I would be envious each time......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011111001 11010011 110011101 001001100 111011100111 0010010111 0100101110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of If It Has To Be Mentioned And Not Lived;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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