This is an analysis of the poem If It 'Is' Or Isn'T? that begins with:

To be OR not to be?
Is 'that' your question? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa bXXaX ccb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001100 01110 1 11010 111011001 1011 1101 001100 1010100 1011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 70
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of If It 'Is' Or Isn'T?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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