If It Is Going To Be by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem If It Is Going To Be that begins with:

If it is going to be,
Just you and me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAAA bcbbdb AAAA cacXaaaaX ee dXX AAAAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,9,2,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001000 1111 11010 111 111110010 111101 1110 1110 110111 011111010 0001000 1111 11010 111 11111101 10001111 11011 1111111 111101 11111 100101 1111 10011100 11111 01101 11 011100 11111 0001000 1111 11010 111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • 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; and, you are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of If It Is Going To Be;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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