This is an analysis of the poem If Not For Eternity that begins with:

Everyday,
All of us are given opportunities......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCDEffe gbhih aBCDE fgXebgfii iiijhhj dagXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,5,9,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 101 10111010100 0011010 0101101 00100101 110101011 011101 10011111 010101001 1110001011101 0010010101 10101010 010110001 101 10111010100 0011010 0101101 00100101 111111111101 01110 11011001 10111 01 010100101 1010110 1100110 01101001010 1010100101 110110101001 010010101010 101010010101 110000100001 01100101011001 100010110100 11001010101 1011001001 11001 0011110 1101101 0110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of If Not For Eternity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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