This is an analysis of the poem If It Made Sense that begins with:

If it made sense,
It would not be worthy to mention....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa bX aXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011 011010010 001000010 100110100010 1011101010 0110100001001 00100011001 110101010 10001001 101100110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of If It Made Sense;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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