This is an analysis of the poem If It Should Come To Go Unrecognized that begins with:

I could care less,
About your obsessions......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAC deb cdXcfc ABAC dcXXXbff Xgghbhef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,6,4,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 011010 1010 11011001 111101011 01101 10111101 1101 11011101 101111 1100101101 011101 111111 1111 011010 1010 11011001 10110001 11 1100010 0010110101 11111 1110101 1111101 00101101101 010 100111011 100111111111111 1101011101 101001 0011011 01000011 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; you is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

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

  • summary of If It Should Come To Go Unrecognized;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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